state college
nounDefinition of state college
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a college that is financially supported by a state government, often specializes in a branch of technical or professional education, and often forms part of the state university
State College
geographical nameDefinition of State College (Entry 2 of 2)
borough in central Pennsylvania northeast of Altoona population 42,034
Note: The main campus of Pennsylvania State University is located in State College.
Examples of state college in a Sentence
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Or even tuition for someone’s child at a state college. — Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com, "‘Preaching the solar gospel’: Broward County residents embrace co-op," 29 Aug. 2019 Another 15% would take in factors including the graduation rate, the percentage of students who qualify for admission to a four-year state college and student performance on the standardized exams related to Advanced Placement courses. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, "A new ranking system for L.A. schools? Board to consider 1-to-5 scale," 14 Aug. 2019 Any remaining funds will fund bus tours for Marietta High students to visit in-state colleges. — Allen Kim, CNN, "A superintendent will donate his bonus to pay high school seniors' college application fees," 9 Aug. 2019 Some frequently approve multi-million-dollar contracts and shape policy on K-12 schools, state investments, water quality, local state colleges and toll roads. — Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com, "Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked out 215 of Rick Scott’s appointments, but 157 didn’t go anywhere," 1 July 2019 Ten state colleges and 50 Alabama high schools were represented in the top 100. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, "Alabama Roots: Breaking down the list of the greatest 100 NFL careers," 13 July 2019 Student recruitment and ongoing competition among state colleges and universities hold the key to many in higher education decision-making. — Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al.com, "College campus construction in Alabama shows no sign of slowing," 28 June 2019 Sanders' plan would earmark $48 billion to pay for free tuition at state colleges and universities. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "Bernie Sanders wants to erase $1.6 trillion in student debt by taxing Wall Street," 24 June 2019 In the state of Tamil Nadu, shielded from the Supreme Court ruling by a special constitutional arrangement, quotas have long accounted for 7 in 10 state college admissions and government jobs. — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, "India’s Ethnic Quotas Are a Cautionary Tale," 24 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'state college.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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