Question: Are University of Minnesota and University of California, Irvine both public universities?

 UC Irvine offers 80 undergraduate degrees and 98 graduate and professional degrees.  The university is designated as having very high research activity in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and in fiscal year 2013 had $348 million in research and development expenditures according to the National Science Foundation.  UC Irvine became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996, and is the youngest university to hold membership. The University of California, Irvine (UCI, UC Irvine, or Irvine), is a public research university located in Irvine, California, United States, and one of the 10 campuses in the University of California (UC) system. <SEP> The higher education system in India includes both private and public universities.  Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies.  Universities in India are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the "University Grants Commission Act, 1956".  In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. <SEP> Irvine Valley College (also known as IVC or Irvine Valley) is a community college in Irvine, California, and is a part of the California Community Colleges System.  The college inherited its name from the Irvine family and the Irvine Company that were key in the development of the city of Irvine.  Opened in 1979 as Saddleback College North Campus, Irvine Valley College received its current name and independent status in July 1985.  In July 1988, the college received its first accreditation as a separate institution by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.  The school provides two-year associate of art and science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division transferable courses to other colleges and universities.  It is a mid-size college campus having over 14,000 students.  It is situated northeast of the University of California, Irvine and adjacent to the Irvine Spectrum Business Sector.  It is less than 2 miles away from the 5 Freeway, the 405 Freeway, and the Irvine Spectrum Center.  The school is also about 10 miles from Corona del Mar State Beach, Balboa Island, and Laguna Beach. <SEP> The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (often referred to as The University of Minnesota, Minnesota, the U of M, UMN, or simply the U) is a public research university in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.  The Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses are approximately 3 mi apart, and the Saint Paul campus is actually in neighboring Falcon Heights.  It is the oldest and largest campus within the University of Minnesota system and has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 51,147 students in 2013–14.  The university is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota system, and is organized into 19 colleges and schools, with sister campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester.