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community college

noun

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


community college

noun

  1. another term for village college
  2. a nonresidential college offering two-year courses of study
  3. an adult education college with trade classes


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Word History and Origins

Origin of community college1

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

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Example Sentences

Because community colleges have later application deadlines than other institutions, it is difficult to glean interest at this stage.

That, anyway, is the assessment of Thom Hunt, who is the chair of USATF’s Cross Country Council and the women’s cross-country coach at Cuyamaca College, a community college in San Diego.

A mile up the road sits the town of Mora—a regional hub just big enough for a trio of restaurants, two gas stations, and a single-building satellite office for a nearby community college.

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That distinction will deliver more money to community colleges, which have a high number of part-time students.

We know that the rates of completion are particularly low in nonselective schools and community colleges.

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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