community college
Americannoun
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community colleges
plural
noun
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another term for village college
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a nonresidential college offering two-year courses of study
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an adult education college with trade classes
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of community college
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
Example Sentences
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She went from making sandwiches at a Subway shop while attending a local community college to starting over at Harvard University as a transfer student.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Emily D. Engelschall, associate vice chancellor for enrollment services at UC Riverside, pointed out that the campus admitted 13% more community college transfers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
UC admitted 29,372 community college transfer students, 6% more than last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Spoiler alert, if you somehow avoided Homer in community college: Nobody, save biblical Job, has had more misery hurled at them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I don't want to stay here, I don’t want community college, and I don't want to live with Dad and Serena, even if they are the nicest.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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