college

Meanings

Plural: colleges

Noun

• the body of faculty and students of a college
• an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
• a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed
• An academic institution.
• A specialized division of a university.
• An academic institution.
• An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
• An academic institution.
• A university.
• An academic institution.
• A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
• An academic institution.
• A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
• An academic institution.
• An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
• An academic institution.
• An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
• An academic institution.
• A high school or secondary school.
• An academic institution.
• A private (non-government) primary or high school.
• An academic institution.
• A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
• An academic institution.
• A government high school, short for junior college.
• An academic institution.
• A bilingual school.
• A group sharing common purposes or goals.
• An electoral college.
• A corporate group; a group of colleagues.

Synonyms

department, faculty, school

Related Words

collegiate, collegium, old college try, university