Meanings
adjectivenoncollege (not comparable)
- not comparableNot of or pertaining to a college.
There was no difference between college and noncollege women in the 18- to 20-year age group but a big upsurge in binge drinking by older college women.
2009 July 1, “Binge Drinking on Campus”, in New York Times
nounnoncollege (plural noncolleges)
plural noncolleges
- An institution that is not a college.
The practice of licensing noncolleges to offer full-scale degree programs appears inherently to be a policy that puts colleges and industry in direct competition.
1984, Kathryn Patricia Cross, Anne-Marie McCartan, Adult learning: state policies and institutional practices
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