college-preparatory

American  

[kol-ij-pri-pair-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˌkɒl ɪdʒ prɪˈpɛər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

1. preparing a student for academic work at the college level.

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Example Sentences

We need more high schools offering 21st-century skills training as well as standard college-preparatory tracks, more collaboration between businesses and community colleges to teach the skills that local economies need, and more apprenticeships to connect students to the world of work.

From The Wall Street Journal

The number of Latino graduates from California high schools who met UC admission requirements — a 3.0 GPA and completion of a series of college-preparatory classes with at least a C grade — grew to 108,145 in 2023-24 from 87,275 in 2016-17, according to state Department of Education data.

From Los Angeles Times

Following her graduation from the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Md., a college-preparatory school for girls with an emphasis on the arts, MacRae decided to seriously pursue acting in 1956.

From Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Nazario is a systems administrator at a network of college-preparatory schools and a first-generation college graduate with a master’s degree in economics.

From Los Angeles Times

The Abbey called the police, and a college-preparatory school connected to the church went into lockdown as officials investigated.

From New York Times