Colleges

Word COLLEGES
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒɪz/

Definitions and meanings of "Colleges"

What do we mean by colleges?

A corporate group; a group of colleagues.

(in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.

An electoral college.

An academic institution.

A specialized division of a university.

An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.

A university.

Attendance at an institution of higher education.

A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.

A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.

An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.

An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).

A high school or secondary school.

A private (non-government) primary or high school.

A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.

A government high school, short for junior college.

(in Chile) A bilingual school.

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The word "colleges" in example sentences

The people of means sometimes had their children educated at home, and sometimes sent them to the little colleges which have since become Columbia and Princeton, —colleges which were then inferior to a good English grammar school. ❋ Unknown (1906)

Opponents counter that studying law in colleges is not necessary because interdisciplinary approaches to law have already found a home in law schools, which are increasingly hiring scholars who hold doctorates in other fields. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Actually, it happens all the time — it's not uncommon in colleges and universities, for example. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)

The thing to remember about the teaching mission of the top-tier colleges is that it's just one of their missions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Univ. of CA sued over lack of creationism in colleges - Boing Boing ❋ Unknown (2009)

Aerospace enrollment in colleges and universities went to zero for several years back in the 70s because young people, interested in science and space, then, pursued careers other than aerospace. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And yet, the price tag for a year's worth of study at America's most expensive colleges is close to $60,000. ❋ Brian Wingfield (2010)

Membership in the colleges is going up, but the number of cases before them are going down. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The minimum requirements for most colleges is a high school diploma or a GED (or the equivalent). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The same could be said of monks and priests and nuns of course but critics of Opus Dei point out that its members are recruited from the laity, often in colleges -- and that they are urged to cut off contact with their families. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, yes, as Henry Louis Gates and Lani Guinier have complained, affirmative action in elite American colleges is increasingly helping blacks whose ancestors were never enslaved in America, Barack Obama being an obvious example. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Generally the admission in colleges starts in the months of July - August in India. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Below cost tuition rates at public colleges is going to draw students away from private colleges. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In effect, these well-intentioned subsidies have the perverse effect of shielding colleges from the kind of market discipline that would have forced them to hold down prices by constantly improving their productivity and efficiency, as happens in just about every other industry. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The MBBS program offered by the medical colleges is of four years and six months duration. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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