Meanings
nounmiddle college (plural middle colleges)
plural middle colleges
- educationAn alternative secondary education program that blends aspects of high school and community college.
Following the traditional middle college high school model, students combine high school and college work but also have the opportunity to begin advanced work in technical and occupational education.
2015, James R. Stone III, Morgan V. Lewis, College and Career Ready in the 21st Century: Making High School Matter, page 137
Origin
First applied to a program in New York City in 1974.
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