.College domains have been registered in 70 countries as of March 9, 2016.
.College domains have been registered in 70 countries as of March 9, 2016.
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is a proposed [[TLD]] to the [[New gTLD Program]] of [[ICANN]]. Although there were originally two applicants, the only current applicant is [[XYZ.COM LLC]]; the contention set was settled via a [[gTLD auctions|private auction]] facilitated by [[Innovative Auctions]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 10 April 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 April 2014</ref> XYZ.COM's goal is for .College to be an all-inclusive, open gTLD, providing recourse to organizations previously denied access to educational or communal identification within the online space.