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.college domain registration

An extension for the college: for a college or higher institute offering study after high school, saying from the address that the student is looking at academic education.

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Score card

.college in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
3 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
5 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .college

The word college means an institution for study after high school, which may be part of a university or stand on its own, and its exact sense differs from country to country. .college entered the internet’s root in 2014 as a new generic extension; it is run by XYZ.COM LLC and supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing.

It suits colleges, higher institutes and university degree programs, and the alumni associations of a particular college. Students read it as a statement of a higher-education institution, so it suits those who actually provide that education, and misleads if a short-course center that doesn’t offer such study holds it.

Its price with us is fixed, the first year and every renewal, so you know its cost for years, but it’s much higher than .com’s. Syria has a national extension for education, .edu.sy, so if your college is here, register both: the national one for your students, and .college for those who look for you from abroad.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
13 March 2014
Name’s origin
college
Responsible body
XYZ.COM LLC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .college the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .college says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A private college

    Excellent · The first choice

    It tells students from the address that it’s a college, and .com completes it for those who type its name without an extension.

    Register it with.college.com

  • A college in Syria

    Good · A good fit with .sy

    .edu.sy says it’s a Syrian educational institution, and .college carries its name abroad.

    Register it with.edu.sy.college

  • An alumni association

    Good · A good fit

    It gathers one college’s graduates under its name, and .org says it’s not for profit.

    Register it with.college.org

  • A university with many colleges

    Good · A good fit

    For a whole university .university is more precise, and .college serves each of its colleges.

    Register it with.university.college

  • A short-course center

    Consider another · Consider .academy

    A college suggests study after high school; for short courses .academy is more honest.

    Register it with.academy.sy

  • A school for children

    Consider another · Consider .school

    Parents are looking for a school, and a college means what comes after it.

    Register it with.school.school.sy

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Higher education in the address

    Students know from the link they’re facing a college, not a course center.

  • A place for students and alumni

    Admissions, timetables and alumni news on one site.

  • Email that presents your college

    info@funoon-almazzeh.college tells whoever receives it that the message comes from a college.

  • No surprise at renewal

    What you pay the first year you pay every year, so you know your name’s cost for years.

And where its value shows

On the diploma

An address whoever sees it can check.

In the admissions guide

A link to majors and dates.

In student email

An address that stays with students until they graduate.

At the college gate

Under its name, read by every visitor.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01A known word in higher education
  • 02Suits colleges and higher institutes
  • 03A fixed price with us, the first year and every renewal
  • 04Short names are easier to find than in .com
  • 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Much more expensive than .com
  • 02Read as a claim to higher education; misleading if you don’t offer it
  • 03Less familiar than .com to many people
  • 04Its meaning varies from country to country

Rules

Registration terms for .college

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1.edu.sy with .college for your college hereThe first says it’s a Syrian institution; the second carries its name abroad.
  2. 2The full name or its initialsIf students know it by its initials, register the initials and the full name together.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .college

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .college

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  • $78 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .college has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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