Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

community college

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
com-mu-ni-ty -col-lege
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An educational institution providing college education granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees, but not higher level degrees; junior college.

American usage

noun

A secondary school, usually offering extended services of some sort.

British usage

Etymology

The name derives from the fact that community colleges primarily attract and accept students from the local community, and are often supported by the local community through property taxes.

Usage

Inflected Forms

community colleges (plural)

Questions

What does community college mean?
An educational institution providing college education granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees, but not higher level degrees; junior college.
Where does community college come from?
The name derives from the fact that community colleges primarily attract and accept students from the local community, and are often supported by the local community through property taxes.

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