community college

noun

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

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His career in public higher education includes teaching and serving in leadership roles within the community college, California State University and University of California systems. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026 The system, which includes the state’s four universities — CCSU, ECSU, WestConn and Southern — and the consolidated CT State’s 12 community college campuses, as well as Charter Oak State College, an online college offering degree completion for adults. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 This is where community colleges have something to teach all of us. Michael Collins, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Biden presents herself as a modern woman who wants to be known as the first First Lady to hold a full-time job in office, as a community college professor. Julia Terruso, Time, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for community college

Word History

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 16 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

community college

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

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