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business college

American

noun

a school for training students in the clerical aspects of business and commerce, as in typing or bookkeeping.

business college British

noun

a college providing courses in secretarial studies, business management, accounting, commerce, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of business college

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Though University of Kentucky head coach Mark Pope called it “100% false” in a subsequent interview, the numbers being thrown around show just how big a business college sports have become.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“No more cutesy names,” said Littlejohn, an adjunct professor at a business college.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The graduate of The Wharton School, an Ivy League business college, is executive vice-president at the Trump Organization, along with Eric.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

Raised in Abbott, Texas, Bobbie Nelson played honky-tonks alongside her brother but gave up playing music to attend business college after her husband, Bud Fletcher, died.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022

She can soon earn more money than she ever could in a store, and can secure as good a training as she could in a business college.

From Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by Chester, George Randolph

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