ALL meanings of pre-college
col·lege
P p - noun pre-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 pre-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 pre-college an institution for vocational, technical, or professional instruction, as in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, or music, often a part of a university. 1
- noun pre-college an endowed, self-governing association of scholars incorporated within a university, as at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. 1
- noun pre-college a similar corporation outside a university. 1
- noun pre-college the building or buildings occupied by an institution of higher education. 1
- noun pre-college the administrators, faculty, and students of a college. 1
- noun pre-college (in Britain and Canada) a private secondary school. 1
- noun pre-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 pre-college a company; assemblage. 1
- noun pre-college Also called collegium. a body of clergy living together on a foundation for religious service or similar activity. 1
- noun pre-college British Slang. a prison. 1