A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
Their daughter Joanna is doing business studies at a local college.
Stephanie took up making jewellery after leaving art college this summer.
He is now a professor of economics at Western New England College in Springfield,Massachusetts.
2. countable noun [oft in names]
A college is one of the institutions which some British universities are divided into.
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
3. countable noun
At some universities in the United States, colleges are divisions which offer degrees in particular subjects.
...a professor at the University of Florida College of Law.
4. countable noun
College is used in Britain in the names of some secondary schools which charge fees.
In 1854, Cheltenham Ladies' College became the first girls' public school.
5. countable noun [with supplement, oft in names]
A college of a particular kind is an organized group of people who have special duties and powers.
[formal]
He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians.
There is a college of international supervisors working together.
college in British English
(ˈkɒlɪdʒ)
noun
1.
an institution of higher education; part of a university
2.
a school or an institution providing specialized courses or teaching
a college of music
3.
the building or buildings in which a college is housed
4.
the staff and students of a college
5.
an organized body of persons with specific rights and duties
an electoral college
See also Sacred College
6.
a body of clerics living in community and supported by endowment
7. mainly British an obsolete slang word for prison
Word origin
C14: from Latin collēgium company, society, band of associates, from collēga; see colleague
college in American English
(ˈkɑlɪdʒ)
noun
1.
an association of individuals having certain powers and duties, and engaged in some common pursuit
the electoral college
2.
an institution of higher education that grants degrees, as a bachelor's degree after a four-year course or an associate degree after a two-year course: it is sometimes the undergraduate division of a university
3.
any of the schools of a university offering instruction and granting degrees in any of several specialized courses of study, esp. graduate study, as in liberal arts, architecture, law, or medicine
4.
a school offering specialized instruction in some profession or occupation
a secretarial college
5. British and Canadian
a private secondary school
6.
the students, faculty, or administrators of a college
7.
a clerical group that has been given the legal status of an ecclesiastical corporation
8.
the building or buildings of a college
Word origin
ME & OFr < L collegium, community, society, guild, fraternity < collega: see colleague; (sense 2) orig. with reference to the university communities of Oxford & Cambridge
COBUILD Collocations
college
attend college
bogus colleges
drama college
finish college
found a college
music college
quit college
Examples of 'college' in a sentence
college
Workers building an art college outside the walled old city made the discovery last winter.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Those who join with college or university email addresses are offered free premium membership.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The idea was warmly welcomed and the college offered to pay for them.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He is a former flautist and choirboy who read music at college.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The second skill was reaching voters who felt overlooked and left behind, especially white men without a college education.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Predictably, Democrats are now denouncing the college as an anachronism.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Listen to the one on American college food and college funding to feel not only enlightened, but also slightly appalled.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
She doing some kind of art course at college the rest of the week.
The Sun (2015)
Other individuals and colleges are now under investigation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This model of university and college education influences secondary education.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Would you expect both people to attend college if one chooses to go?
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
Twice as many results were changed as a result of inquiries or complaints from schools or colleges.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Certainly doing maths through college is the one where you get a weird look.
The Sun (2012)
It will be a specialist music college where pupils are taken out of classes for their lessons.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
How well do they transition into colleges of further education?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You can find out about classes from your local library or college of further education.
Mansfield, Patricia Why Am I Afraid to be Assertive? (1994)
She will now attend a local college.
The Sun (2015)
Some are giving up their first career choice to go back to college and study law.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The regime has since closed monastic colleges and sent member monks back to their respective villages.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But it looked like a forlorn hope when he failed to get a place at art college.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was occupied for a century and is now a residential college.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The college offers a rural setting in rolling countryside for students and employees alike to enjoy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If the new campus goes ahead it would probably be in partnership with another college or university.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When you leave college, you will most likely take a job and work to support yourself.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
It's a horror comic about a college professor who gets involved in witchcraft.
The Sun (2010)
Those votes will already count in the members' part of the college.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Your family can join the college group that's coming.
Christianity Today (2000)
I fail to see how a college can charge for something it did not provide.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He was asked to leave his sixth-form college after much battling to get him to attend or do anywork.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Word lists with
college
school
In other languages
college
British English: college /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ NOUN
A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
He is doing business studies at a local college.
American English: college
Arabic: كُلِّيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: colégio
Chinese: 学院
Croatian: koledž
Czech: vysoká škola
Danish: college
Dutch: college
European Spanish: universidad universitario
Finnish: korkeakoulu
French: faculté
German: College
Greek: κολέγιο
Italian: università
Japanese: カレッジ
Korean: 대학
Norwegian: college
Polish: uczelnia
European Portuguese: colégio
Romanian: colegiu
Russian: колледж
Latin American Spanish: colegio
Swedish: läroanstalt
Thai: วิทยาลัย
Turkish: kolej
Ukrainian: коледж
Vietnamese: trường cao đẳng
All related terms of 'college'
art college
a college at which students study and make art of various kinds , such as drawing , painting and sculpture
college try
an enthusiastic attempt that utilizes all one's energy and resources
cow college
an agricultural college
Joe College
a typical college student , esp one devoted to having fun
Bible college
an institution of higher education that specializes in Bible study, typically for the education of Protestant clergy
city college
an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education in the US and Canada
college-bound
intending to go to college
college radio
radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university
drama college
A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
music college
A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
naval college
a place where people are trained for the Navy
Open College
→ the Open College
quit college
A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
staff college
a training centre for executive military personnel
attend college
A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
barber college
a school for training barbers
college course
A course is a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject.
college degree
A degree at a university or college is a course of study that you take there, or the qualification that you get when you have passed the course.
college pudding
a baked or steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit and spice
college student
a student at a university or college
finish college
A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
junior college
an educational establishment providing a two-year course that either terminates with an associate degree or is the equivalent of the freshman and sophomore years of a four-year undergraduate course
Sacred College
the collective body of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
village college
a centre, often for a group of villages, with educational and recreational facilities for the whole neighbourhood
A & M college
a university originally specializing in Agriculture and Mechanical subjects
business college
a college providing courses in secretarial studies, business management , accounting , commerce , etc
catering college
a further education college where you learn to cook as a profession
classical college
(in Quebec ) a college offering a programme that emphasizes the classics and leads to university entrance
college graduate
a student who has recently graduated from college
college lecturer
A lecturer is a teacher at a university or college .
college professor
a lecturer or researcher who works in a college
commercial college
a college providing tuition in commercial skills , such as shorthand and book-keeping
community college
A community college is a local college where students from the surrounding area can take courses in practical or academic subjects .
electoral college
The electoral college is the system that is used in the United States in presidential elections . The electors in the electoral college act as representatives for each state, and they elect the president and vice-president.
heralds' college
in England, a royal corporation , appointed in 1484, in charge of granting and recording armorial emblems and coats of arms, keeping records of genealogies , etc.
Pontifical College
a major theological college under the direct control of the Roman Curia
teachers' college
a college , usually having a four-year curriculum and granting a bachelor's degree , for training teachers for elementary and secondary schools
technical college
In Britain , a technical college is a college where you can study arts and technical subjects , often as part of the qualifications and training required for a particular job .
tertiary college
a college system incorporating the secondary school sixth form and vocational courses
training college
a school providing training for a special field or profession
agricultural college
a college of further education where students learn farming skills
college of arms
any of several institutions in the United Kingdom having a royal charter to deal with matters of heraldry , grant armorial bearings, record and trace genealogies , etc
College of Justice
the official name for the Scottish Court of Session ; the supreme court of Scotland
correspondence college
an educational institution that runs courses and keeps in contact with its students by post
denominational college
a college associated with a particular religious denomination
found a college
A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
land grant college
a state university established with a grant of public land
secretarial college
a college where people are trained to be secretaries
sixth-form college
(in England and Wales ) a college offering A-level and other courses to pupils over sixteen from local schools, esp from those that do not have sixth forms
the Open College
(in Britain) a college of art founded in 1987 for mature students studying foundation courses in arts and crafts by television programmes , written materials, and tutorials
Chinese translation of 'college'
college
(ˈkɔlɪdʒ)
n
(c/u) (for further education) 学(學)院 (xuéyuàn) (个(個), gè)
(c)[of university]学(學)院 (xuéyuàn) (个(個), gè)
to go to college上大学(學) (shàng dàxué)
college of education (Brit) 师(師)范(範)学(學)院 (shīfàn xuéyuàn)
All related terms of 'college'
art college
美术(術)学(學)院 měishù xuéyuàn [ 所 suǒ ]
sixth form college
第六级学校，为16岁以上的学生提供A-level考试及相关的课程
to go to college
上大学(學) shàng dàxué
college of education
( Brit ) 师(師)范(範)学(學)院 shīfàn xuéyuàn
act
( take action ) 行动(動) xíngdòng ⇒ We have to act quickly. → 我们得立即行动起来。 Wǒmen děi lìjí xíngdòng qǐlái.
CTC
city technology college 城市科技学(學)院 Chéngshì Kējì Xuéyuàn