community college

noun

a nonresidential junior college established to serve a specific community and typically supported in part by local government funds.

community college

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

He called a wildlife rehab person at the community college to whom he had taken birds other than eagles in the past.

They have a new nest in a tree back on the campus of the community college, whose sports teams happen to be named the Eagles.

She also chairs the board of directors of the Big Sandy Technical and Community College in Prestonsburg.

She was a talented singer, and after graduating high school in Aurora she enrolled at Denver Community College to study music.

An associate degree costs $395 a credit, for instance—nearly 10 times the cost at a public community college.

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