training college
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of training college
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Since it was taken out of service last year, MV Hebridean Isles has been painstakingly stripped of anything useful including items destined for a museum, a public garden and a nautical training college.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
The Prince of Wales has presided over a passing-out parade at the Royal Navy's officer training college in Devon.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 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
It was both a secondary school and a teacher training college, but it also offered courses in more practical disciplines, such as carpentry, tailoring, and tinsmithing.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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