Definitions for colleges
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1. colleges

   A college (Latin: collegium) is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering vocational education, or a secondary school. In most of the world, a college may be a high school or secondary school, a college of further education, a training institution that awards trade qualifications, a higher-education provider that does not have university status (often without its own degree-awarding powers), or a constituent part of a university. In the United States, a college may offer undergraduate programs – either as an independent institution or as the undergraduate program of a university – or it may be a residential college of a university or a community college, referring to (primarily public) higher education institutions that aim to provide affordable and accessible education, usually limited to two-year associate degrees. The word is generally also used as a synonym for a university in the US. Colleges in countries such as France, Belgium, and Switzerland provide secondary education.

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1. colleges

   Plural form of the word college.

   The colleges were open and everyone was delighted to attend them again.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 31, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'colleges' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3828

How to pronounce colleges?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say colleges in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of colleges in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of colleges in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of colleges in a Sentence

1. Marco Rubio:

   Our higher education system is controlled by what amounts to a cartel of existing colleges and universities, which use their power over the accreditation process to block innovative, low-cost competitors from entering the market.

2. Conal Byrne:

   Because so many schools and colleges have moved to online learning to ensure the safety of their students, many graduates are missing their commencement ceremonies, traditionally such significant milestones in their lives.

3. President Barack Obama:

   Let’s also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges, so that they’re ready for a job. At schools like P-TECh in Brooklyn … students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in computers or engineering. We need to give every American student opportunities like this.

4. Walter Dillingham:

   They have shown endowment success that would compare well with many of the nation's private colleges.

5. Jared Polis:

   This law makes sure that just because your parent or grandparent went to one of our colleges in Colorado, that doesn't mean that you automatically get in, because they could take the spot from somebody who is more worthy of that spot.

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