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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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 Farhood enrolled at a local community college and worked multiple serving jobs, playing around with makeup and sharing images of just her eyes to a personal Instagram account — too embarrassed that her friends might find out about her hobby. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 New Heights sprang from Senate Bill 2032, passed in spring 2023, which allows entities to create agreements between nonprofits, community colleges and adult charter schools to form adult high schools. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025 West Valley College was named one of the 200 community colleges in the country eligible to apply for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Community college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20college. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

community college

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

More from Merriam-Webster on community college

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!