community college

noun

: a 2-year government-supported college that offers an associate degree

Examples of community college in a Sentence

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Here in San Diego County, more than 500,000 residents rely on CalFresh, a number that includes thousands of students from Southwestern and neighboring community colleges. Robert Moreno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025 Among them is Campus, a two-year online community college that is flipping the script on traditional models. Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025 In Kansas, voters in Wyandotte and Johnson counties will choose city, school and community college leaders. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025 Quiroga Chaparro was studying an English course to prepare for college-level studies at a community college in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for community college

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of community college was in 1922

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“Community college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20college. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

community college

noun
: a public junior college that fits its instruction to the community's needs

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