community college

noun

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

Examples of community college in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Abbott also pointed to recent state investments in higher education, including more than $680 million for community college funding reforms and degree pathway programs and a $328 million increase in student financial aid funding. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

He’s enrolled in community college, in California, in the hope of becoming a nurse. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026

These may include community college programs, industry certifications, apprenticeships, or online training opportunities. — Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Its shining achievement was the 1988 passage of Proposition 98, a constitutional guarantee of state support for elementary, high school and community college education, offsetting the decline of local property taxes from Proposition 13 a decade earlier. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for community college

• acknowledge
• precollege
• foreknowledge
• haulage
• knowledge

Kids Definition

community college

noun

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