state college

noun

: a college that is financially supported by a state government, often specializes in a branch of technical or professional education, and often forms part of the state university

Examples of state college in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here’s the weekly roundup of state college lacrosse games. —Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2025

Among the restrictions, the legislation would withhold funding from state colleges and universities that have cultural programs linked to the Chinese government, such as the Confucius Institute. —Alex Golden, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025

Young immigrants called on Florida Republican lawmakers to not repeal a decade-old law that has allowed thousands of undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates for higher education in state colleges and universities. —Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025

The intrigue: Republican lawmakers here are proposing a 10% budget cut to state colleges and universities. —Erin Alberty, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for state college

• foreknowledge
• acknowledge
• precollege
• haulage
• knowledge

Geographical Definition

State College

geographical name

borough in central Pennsylvania northeast of Altoona population 42,034

Note: The main campus of Pennsylvania State University is located in State College.