コミュニティカレッジ

also: コミュニティーカレッジ

Meanings

1

community college

Refers specifically to the North American institution offering two-year associate degrees and vocational programs.

彼かの女じょはコミュニティカレッジで看かん護ごを学まなんでいる。
She is studying nursing at a community college.
コミュニティカレッジを卒そつ業ぎょう後ご、四よ年ねん制せい大だい学がくに編へん入にゅうした。
After graduating from community college, I transferred to a four-year university.

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Related words

短たん期き大だい学がく
Japanese junior college; typically two or three years, often focused on liberal arts or vocational training, but distinct from the North American community college system.
専せん門もん学がっ校こう
Japanese vocational school; more career-specific than a community college and usually not granting associate degrees.

Built from

コミュニティ+カレッジ

Written forms

コミュニティーカレッジ
Variant with long vowel mark on ティー; less common but still seen.
コミュニティ・カレッジ
- コミュニティカレッジ
  Spelling with interpunct; often used in formal or explanatory contexts.
- コミュニティ・カレッジ
コミュニティー・カレッジ
- コミュニティーカレッジ
  Combination of long vowel mark and interpunct; rarely used.
- コミュニティー・カレッジ

Etymology

Loanword from English 'community college'.