state college

noun

: a college that is financially supported by a state government, often specializes in a branch of technical or professional education, and often forms part of the state university

Examples of state college in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, records related to a student’s behavior, including threat assessment reports and student psychological evaluations, must transfer when the individual moves from K-12 school to a state college or university. —Miami Herald, 16 May 2026

Also, records related to a student's behavior, including threat assessment reports and student psychological evaluations, must transfer when the individual moves from K-12 school to a state college or university. —Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 16 May 2026

Up until 1982, California state colleges and universities offered the Bachelor of Education degree. —Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026

The rule would only apply to Florida’s 28 state colleges, not to its 12 state universities. —Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for state college

• foreknowledge
• acknowledge
• precollege
• haulage
• knowledge

Geographical Definition

State College

geographical name

borough in central Pennsylvania northeast of Altoona population 42,034

Note: The main campus of Pennsylvania State University is located in State College.