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Education Most community college students plan to get 4-year degrees.
—Megan Pauly, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
There are more than 200,000 community college students across New York’s public university systems.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities — which includes the state’s 12 community colleges, four regional state universities and online Charter Oak State College — is requesting $463 million for the coming fiscal year.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
This mobility unfortunately also means leaving higher education altogether; for example, only 16 percent of community college students ultimately earn bachelor’s degrees within six years.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of community college was
in 1922
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“Community college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20college. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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community college
noun
: a public junior college that fits its instruction to the community's needs
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