Norway also has a number of university colleges, that are traditionally focused on vocational programs such as nursing or teacher education.
Specialized Universities can accredit study programmes at bachelor’s degree level in all subject areas.
They can also accredit study programmes at all levels in subjects in which they have been granted the right to award doctoral degrees.
They can also accredit study programmes at all levels in subjects in which they have been granted the right to award doctoral degrees.
The following list includes colleges with accredited study programmes, i.e. institutions which are not designated as higher education institutions as such, but which have been accredited for one (or more) studies at higher education level.