off-campus

[awf-kam-puhs, of-]

adjective

1. located or available outside a campus.

adverb

1. outside or away from a campus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of off-campus¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Example Sentences

A UC Berkeley spokesperson said the school was aware of the incident that occurred at an off-campus sorority and that the student affairs team was providing resources to the organization.

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The swimming and water polo teams train off-campus and place few operational demands on the school.

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In response, the school board’s attorney said Bailey had misrepresented basic facts: The district employed dozens of security guards at schools where it could not assign resource officers, and even if it did have police officers stationed at the school, those officers would not have handled an after-hours, off-campus fight.

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The materials were found in an off-campus dumpster, said a parent of one of the students and also Alex Tran, a Villa Park High student government leader who graduated in June.

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Now the question is whether CSU should build more housing, especially in hot real estate markets where students struggle to find off-campus alternatives.

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