community college

noun

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

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The nonprofit, formerly known as Sattvic Meals Foundation, aims to address hunger anxiety at community colleges. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026 Within higher education, Tutwiler highlighted the administration’s progress in doubling funding for financial aid, making community college free for residents, and eliminating tuition and fee costs for Pell grant-eligible students at public colleges. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026 The emphasis on Applied AI targeting community college students fills a unique niche. Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Those accounts showed applications to multiple community colleges -- and much more. ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for community college

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First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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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 4 Feb. 2026.

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community college

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

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