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- DictionaryCol·lege/ˈkälij/
noun
- 1. an educational institution or establishment, in particular one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training: "my brother wanted to go to college"
- 2. an organized group of professional people with particular aims, duties, and privileges: "the electoral college"
: an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree. a liberal arts college. also : a university division offering this. d. : a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses. the university's college of pharmacy. e.
COLLEGE meaning: 1. a university, especially one where you study for an undergraduate (= first) degree: 2. a place…. Learn more.
Definitions of college. noun. an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university. see more. noun. the body of faculty and students of a college. see more. noun. a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/ UK. /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/
A college (Latin: collegium) is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary school.
a place where students are educated when they are between 16 and 18 years old, or after they have finished school: a sixth-form college. a teacher-training college. Fewer examples. The college has approximately 700 students. She got involved with a boy from college.
a constituent unit of a university, furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences, usually leading to a bachelor's degree. an institution for vocational, technical, or professional instruction, as in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, or music, often a part of a university.
Definition of college noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
It can mean study at college, or any study towards a professional qualification, and it can have a meaning similar to that of adult education or continuing education, something that people do after completing their main education, often for personal interest and satisfaction.
An institution of higher education that grants degrees, as a bachelor's degree after a four-year course or an associate degree after a two-year course: it is sometimes the undergraduate division of a university.
COLLEGE meaning: 1 : a school in the U.S. that you go to after high school a school that offers courses leading to a degree (such as a bachelor's degree or an associate's degree) often used before another noun; 2 : a part of an American university that offers courses in a specified subject often + of
