college

Everyday

1. A place of education after school, where people study for qualifications or a trade. tree →
2. (US) University; going to college means studying for a degree. tree →
3. (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) A school for students after age 16, or the name of some secondary schools. tree →
4. One of the parts that make up some universities, such as Oxford or Cambridge. tree →
5. An organised group of professional people (the College of Surgeons). tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: going to college, college fees, a college degree. Meanings differ by country: US college = university; UK college often = further education after 16. In maths problems: college costs, numbers of students.

Examples

• My sister is at college studying art. tree →
• He wants to go to college to become a teacher. tree →
• The college has 3000 students. tree →
• She applied to three colleges. tree →
• In the UK, many teenagers go to college after their exams at sixteen. tree →
• The college library is open late. tree →
• The merchant was a learned man, for his father had sent him to college, and he had passed his examination. tree →

Note

Without «the» for study in general: go to college, be at college. Different meanings in the US and UK — check the setting. Not the same as «collage» (a picture made from pieces).

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life: going to college, college fees, a college degree. Meanings differ by country: US college = university; UK college often = further education after 16. In maths problems: college costs, numbers of students.

Examples

• Published by the Dropsie College Philadelphia Pa. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Without «the» for study in general: go to college, be at college. Different meanings in the US and UK — check the setting. Not the same as «collage» (a picture made from pieces).