teachers college

American  

noun

1. a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.

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Etymology

Origin of teachers college

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

He was accepted, and studied for six months there before returning to the teachers college.

From New York Times

Working with professors at Arizona State University’s teachers college, they piloted a classroom model known as team teaching.

From Seattle Times

The victims — students at a rural teachers college in Ayotzinapa, a poor community in southern Mexico — were at the core of his base of support.

From New York Times

He decided to follow his father into music education, studying for two years at a teachers college; in 1982, he received a bachelor’s degree in music education at the National Academy of Music in Ghana.

From New York Times

In March 2015, the Organization of American States sent experts to help the Mexican government investigate the disappearance of 43 students from a teachers college in the town of Ayotzinapa.

From Washington Post