commercial college

American

noun

a school that trains people for careers in business.

commercial college British

noun

a college providing tuition in commercial skills, such as shorthand and book-keeping

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Etymology

Origin of commercial college

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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Kath left school at the age of 14 and attended commercial college before beginning secretarial work.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

Son John went to work as a bookkeeper in a Cleveland commission house at 16 after high school and a short turn in a commercial college.

From Time Magazine Archive

The commercial college had a graduation once a month.

From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair

After graduating at Colorado State University, she took a full course in a commercial college, and then taught school for some time at Denver.

From The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin by Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton)

The curriculum of any good commercial college or university department of business includes courses in Economics, Commercial Geography, Industrial History, Business Management, and similar subjects.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul

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