training college
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of training college
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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I spent two years living on Greenland while my father taught geography at Nuuk's teacher training college.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025
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
The 43 studied at an all-male teacher training college in the town of Ayotzinapa, in western Guerrero state.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2022
He and Pa have decided he’ll go to a training college for evangelists.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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