noun
technical college; institute of technology
A five-year post-junior-high educational institution combining upper secondary and higher education, focusing on engineering and technology. Often referred to as 高専 (こうせん) in everyday speech.
彼は工業高等専門学校で機械工学を学んでいる。
He is studying mechanical engineering at a technical college.
工業高等専門学校は、中学校卒業後に入学できる5年制の学校です。
A technical college is a five-year school that students can enter after graduating from junior high school.
Common abbreviation for 工業高等専門学校. Used in everyday conversation and official contexts.
A university; typically a four-year institution after high school, whereas 工業高等専門学校 is a five-year program starting after junior high.
A vocational school; usually post-high school and shorter in duration, while 工業高等専門学校 is a longer, integrated program.
Compound of 工業 (こうぎょう, 'industry'), 高等 (こうとう, 'higher'), and 専門学校 (せんもんがっこう, 'specialized school'). The term was established in the Japanese education system to denote colleges of technology.