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Statutory college
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<p> In the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, a statutory college or contract college is a <a href="/facts/Higher_education/6GjdtJap">higher education</a> college or school that is a component of an independent, <a href="/facts/Private_university/KHHzGNID">private university</a> that has been designated by the <a href="/facts/State_legislature_(United_States)/gUJDqWvh">state legislature</a> to receive significant, ongoing <a href="/facts/Public_funding/W9lLudyn">public funding</a> from that respective state. The statutory college is operated by the university with state funding used to serve specific educational needs of the state. </p>