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

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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CSU officials say adding more university housing will boost students’ academic performance, pointing to internal university data from San Diego State, which found students living on campus had higher graduation rates and grade-point averages as well as lower rates of academic probation compared with their off-campus peers.

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Kohberger pleaded guilty to murdering Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen in their off-campus home on 13 November 2022.

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