American Dictionary
Definition college in American English
college
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Differences between American and British English: college
In the U.S., a college refers to a place where people study for their bachelor’s degree (=first degree), whether the institution is a college, which offers only bachelor’s degrees, or a university, which offers both bachelor’s degrees and advanced degrees. When British speakers use the word college, they usually mean a place where students over 18 are trained in a particular subject or skill, earning a qualification that is not usually an academic degree. Students in the U.K. who are studying for an academic degree go to a university.
in the U.S., a place that gives students degrees. A school of this type can also be called a university if it is large enough to give degrees in more than one subject
a college professor
The whole college was talking about it.
one of the parts that some universities are divided into
the University of Mexico's College of Arts and Sciences
in the U.K., a place that gives students qualifications below the level of a university degree, often in the skills they need to do a particular job
She's at secretarial college.
Paul's going to college in September.
art/agricultural college
used in the names of some organizations whose members belong to a particular profession, especially a medical profession
Eton College
