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middle college

middle college noun: an alternative secondary education program that blends aspects of high school and community college.

Noun

middle college (plural middle colleges)

  1. An 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

Forms of middle college

pluralmiddle colleges

Origin of middle college

First applied to a program in New York City in 1974.

Questions about middle college

What does middle college mean?
Middle college means an alternative secondary education program that blends aspects of high school and community college.
What part of speech is middle college?
Middle college is a noun.
What is the plural of middle college?
The plural of middle college is middle colleges.

Words near middle college in the dictionary

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  2. Middle Chinese
  3. middle class
  4. middle classes
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  7. middle colleges
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  9. Middle Cornish
  10. middle course
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