org.hibernate.MappingException: Could not determine type for: java.util.List, at table: College, for columns: [org.hibernate.mapping.Column(students)]

You are using field access strategy (determined by @Id annotation). Put any JPA related annotation right above each field instead of getter property

@OneToMany(targetEntity=Student.class, mappedBy="college", fetch=FetchType.EAGER)
private List<Student> students;