intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌin-tər-kə-ˈlē-jət 
-jē-ət
: existing, carried on, or participating in activities between colleges
intercollegiate athletics
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The rule limits an athlete’s participation in NCAA sports to five calendar years from when the athlete begins studying at a college and four seasons of intercollegiate competition in any one sport.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2025
House of Representative's Actions The GOP-majority House passed a bill barring transgender student-athletes from female interscholastic and intercollegiate female sports in January.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Sonoma State University announced Wednesday that its intercollegiate athletics programs are being discontinued in addition to other severe cuts to address a budget deficit of nearly $24 million.
—Mercury News Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, Elevate presents its purchase of Bowlsby as a strategic move to vie for the biggest projects in the intercollegiate space.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2025
House of Representative's Actions The GOP-majority House passed a bill barring transgender student-athletes from female interscholastic and intercollegiate female sports in January.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Sonoma State University announced Wednesday that its intercollegiate athletics programs are being discontinued in addition to other severe cuts to address a budget deficit of nearly $24 million.
—Mercury News Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, Elevate presents its purchase of Bowlsby as a strategic move to vie for the biggest projects in the intercollegiate space.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌint-ər-kə-ˈlē-j(ē-)ət
: existing or carried on between colleges
intercollegiate sports
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