"community college" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: community colleges [plural]
Etymology: The name derives from the fact that community colleges primarily attract and accept students from the local community, and are often supported by the local community through property taxes. Head templates: {{en-noun}} community college (plural community colleges)
  1. (US) An educational institution providing college education granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees, but not higher level degrees; junior college. Tags: US Translations (educational institution): 社區學院 (Chinese Mandarin), 社区学院 (shèqū xuéyuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kansalaisopisto (Finnish), työväenopisto (Finnish), közösségi főiskola (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-community_college-en-noun-Yg9YMlxB Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'educational institution': 92 8
  2. (British) A secondary school, usually offering extended services of some sort. Tags: British Categories (topical): Education, Schools
    Sense id: en-community_college-en-noun-bQsqIJ1U Disambiguation of Education: 41 59 Disambiguation of Schools: 23 77 Categories (other): British English

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