off campus

idiom

: in housing not provided by a school
She prefers living off campus.

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Alex House, a spokeswoman with the University of Alabama, which is in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said that the student was detained off campus. Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 The arrest stemmed from an investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations’ cyber crime unit, leading to an arrest off campus Thursday, SDSU police Chief Gregory Murphy said. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 The oldest incident occurred in November at a fraternity house off campus, according to records obtained by WKMG. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025 To qualify as religious release time, educational instruction must take place off campus, with parental permission and with no public funding. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for off campus

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“Off campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20campus. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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