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technical institute

British  

noun

  1. Sometimes (informal) shortened to: tech.  a higher-education institution

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After the first month, the students were taken to a nearby technical institute and given their first assessment during which they were required to sit in front of desktop computers and answer test questions as if they were in an actual Jamb exam, with Educare providing the software.

From BBC

Spencer Montan, associate director of the Center on Access Technology for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Techology, wondered if the captain of a firefighting unit could communicate with someone on the fourth floor with the tech.

From Seattle Times

Students who have received debt forgiveness through the borrower defense program have attended for-profit colleges including Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute.

From Reuters

It was enacted amid a federal crackdown on for-profit colleges that contributed to the closure of several chains accused of fraud, including Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute.

From Seattle Times

Brian Whitehead, a 42-year-old Atlanta-based construction equipment rental specialist, enrolled in ITT Technical Institute in 2006 after leaving the Army.

From Los Angeles Times