State College

American  

noun

1. a city in central Pennsylvania.

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How does state-college compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• State College vs. university

Example Sentences

He enrolled at Central State College in Edmond, Okla., now University of Central Oklahoma, to study commercial illustration.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cannon was born in New York City and raised in Reno, Nev., where he attended the University of Nevada in Reno and later San Francisco State College.

From Los Angeles Times

"It was incredibly unlikely it was going to go forward anyway, because the amount of financial resources and man hours necessary to take on this case didn't seem to be within the scope of what Peter Skandalakis had," said Anthony Michael Kries, a professor at the Georgia State College of Law.

From BBC

“He’s got his work cut out for him,” said Martin Lewison, associate professor of business management for Farmingdale State College in New York, who is also a Six Flags shareholder.

From Los Angeles Times

In peacetime, it is a small town the size of Sarasota, Fla., or State College, Pa.

From The Wall Street Journal