ALL meanings of college
col·lege
C c - variable noun college A college is an institution where students study after they have left school. 3
- countable noun college A college is one of the institutions which some British universities are divided into. 3
- countable noun college At some universities in the United States, colleges are divisions which offer degrees in particular subjects. 3
- countable noun college College is used in Britain in the names of some secondary schools which charge fees. 3
- countable noun college A college of a particular kind is an organized group of people who have special duties and powers. 3
- noun college an institution of higher education; part of a university 3
- noun college a school or an institution providing specialized courses or teaching 3
- noun college the building or buildings in which a college is housed 3
- noun college the staff and students of a college 3
- noun college an organized body of persons with specific rights and duties 3
- noun college a body of clerics living in community and supported by endowment 3
- noun college an association of individuals having certain powers and duties, and engaged in some common pursuit 3
- noun college an institution of higher education that grants degrees, as a bachelor's degree after a four-year course or an associate degree after a two-year course: it is sometimes the undergraduate division of a university 3
- noun college any of the schools of a university offering instruction and granting degrees in any of several specialized courses of study, esp. graduate study, as in liberal arts, architecture, law, or medicine 3
- noun college a school offering specialized instruction in some profession or occupation 3
- noun college a private secondary school 3
- noun college the students, faculty, or administrators of a college 3
- noun college a clerical group that has been given the legal status of an ecclesiastical corporation 3
- noun college the building or buildings of a college 3
- noun college a constituent unit of a university, furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences, usually leading to a bachelor's degree. 1
- noun college an institution for vocational, technical, or professional instruction, as in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, or music, often a part of a university. 1
- noun college an endowed, self-governing association of scholars incorporated within a university, as at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. 1
- noun college a similar corporation outside a university. 1
- noun college the building or buildings occupied by an institution of higher education. 1
- noun college the administrators, faculty, and students of a college. 1
- noun college (in Britain and Canada) a private secondary school. 1
- noun college an organized association of persons having certain powers and rights, and performing certain duties or engaged in a particular pursuit: The electoral college formally selects the president. 1
- noun college a company; assemblage. 1
- noun college Also called collegium. a body of clergy living together on a foundation for religious service or similar activity. 1
- noun college British Slang. a prison. 1
- noun college general: higher education 1
- noun college further education establishment 1
- noun college small university 1
- noun college university division 1
- noun college faculty and students 1
- noun college association 1
- noun college public school 1
- noun college An educational institution or establishment, in particular. 1
- noun college an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university. 1
- noun college (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A corporate group; a group of colleagues. 0
- noun college (in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals. 0
- noun college (politics) An electoral college. 0
- noun college An academic institution. 0
- noun college A specialized division of a university. 0
- noun college (chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates. 0
- noun college (attributively, chiefly US) Attendance at an institution of higher education. 0
- noun college (Canada, Israel) A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees. 0
- noun college (chiefly Britain) A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc. 0
- noun college (Britain) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form. 0
- noun college (Britain) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age). 0