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training college

American  

noun

British.
  1. a school providing training for a special field or profession.


Etymology

Origin of training college

First recorded in 1820–30


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My parents kept trying to get me to go to teacher’s training college.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

Ms. Westwood briefly attended Harrow Art School and then went to a teacher’s training college, landing a job as a schoolteacher.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022

BroSis, as it’s also known, has now provided generations of 8- to 22-year-olds with a wide variety of classes, job training, college prep, mental health support, arts instruction and daily meals.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2022

Years later, after graduating from a teachers' training college, he made an attempt on Mount Kenya and reached the summit.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2022

Clarkebury functioned more like a military school than a teacher training college.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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