Collocations for college - noun
ADJECTIVE
community,
local
private, public (AmE), state (esp. AmE)
Christian, Ivy League, junior, liberal arts (all AmE)
City Technology College (abbreviated to CTC), further education (abbreviated to FE college), sixth-form, tertiary, tutorial (all BrE)
university (esp. BrE)
military, police, secretarial, teachers (AmE), teacher-training (BrE), technical, training (esp. BrE)
agricultural, art, music, sports, veterinary
Bible (AmE), theological (esp. BrE)
private, public (AmE), state (esp. AmE)
Christian, Ivy League, junior, liberal arts (all AmE)
City Technology College (abbreviated to CTC), further education (abbreviated to FE college), sixth-form, tertiary, tutorial (all BrE)
university (esp. BrE)
military, police, secretarial, teachers (AmE), teacher-training (BrE), technical, training (esp. BrE)
agricultural, art, music, sports, veterinary
Bible (AmE), theological (esp. BrE)
VERB + college
attend,
go to
enter, start
forgo (AmE), skip
drop out of, flunk out of (AmE), quit (AmE)
finish, graduate (AmE), graduate from, leave
After graduating (from) college, I landed a job in marketing.
enter, start
forgo (AmE), skip
drop out of, flunk out of (AmE), quit (AmE)
finish, graduate (AmE), graduate from, leave
After graduating (from) college, I landed a job in marketing.
college + VERB
offer sth,
run sth
The college runs a course for would-be arts administrators.
The college runs a course for would-be arts administrators.
attract sb
employ sb
graduate sb (AmE)
The college graduated 50 students last year.
employ sb
graduate sb (AmE)
The college graduated 50 students last year.
college + NOUN
administrator,
faculty (AmE),
lecturer (esp. BrE),
professor (esp. AmE),
staff,
teacher
the college staff (= all the people who work there) (BrE)
the college staff (= all the people who work there apart from those who teach) (AmE)
the college staff (= all the people who work there) (BrE)
the college staff (= all the people who work there apart from those who teach) (AmE)
chancellor (esp. AmE),
dean,
president (AmE),
principal
(BrE)
boy, dropout, girl (esp. AmE), graduate, kid (informal), student
freshman (esp. AmE), junior (AmE), senior (AmE), sophomore (AmE)
buddy (informal), mate (BrE,informal), room-mate
fraternity (AmE)
building, campus
chapel, library, room
accommodation (BrE), dorm (AmE,informal), dormitory (AmE)
class (AmE), course, degree, education
credits (AmE)
admissions, application, enrolment/enrollment
graduation
college graduation exercises (AmE)
boy, dropout, girl (esp. AmE), graduate, kid (informal), student
freshman (esp. AmE), junior (AmE), senior (AmE), sophomore (AmE)
buddy (informal), mate (BrE,informal), room-mate
fraternity (AmE)
building, campus
chapel, library, room
accommodation (BrE), dorm (AmE,informal), dormitory (AmE)
class (AmE), course, degree, education
credits (AmE)
admissions, application, enrolment/enrollment
graduation
college graduation exercises (AmE)
fees (BrE),
tuition
(AmE)
loan
life
athletics (AmE), sports
basketball, football, etc.
bookstore (esp. AmE)
team
loan
life
athletics (AmE), sports
basketball, football, etc.
bookstore (esp. AmE)
team
PREPOSITION
at college
She's away at college in Virginia.
I got interested in politics when I was at college. (BrE)
She's away at college in Virginia.
I got interested in politics when I was at college. (BrE)
in college
Not all the lecturers are in college at any one time. (BrE)
I got interested in politics when I was in college. (AmE)
Not all the lecturers are in college at any one time. (BrE)
I got interested in politics when I was in college. (AmE)
to college
He's hoping to go to college next year.
He's hoping to go to college next year.
college of
a college of education
a college of education