🏫 Not college-related 🚶 Not a college student 🎓 No college membership

noncollegiate

8.5

A university student who is not a member of any college

noun
/ˌnɒn.kəˈliː.dʒi.ət/

Jargon

: no colegial

As a noncollegiate, she attended university events but was not part of any college community.

Examples

He chose to be a noncollegiate because he preferred more independence during his studies.
The university offers special support services for noncollegiates to help them feel included.
She is a noncollegiate student at the university.
Many noncollegiates attend classes with collegiate students.
As a noncollegiate, she attended university events but was not part of any college community.
The university offers special support services for noncollegiates to help them feel included.
He chose to be a noncollegiate because he preferred more independence during his studies.

Surface Forms

noncollegiate singular

noncollegiates plural

Morphology

noncollegiate = noncollegiate (semi-transparent) = non + collegiate

The noun is a zero-derived use of the adjective noncollegiate, and the meaning is directly recoverable from non- + collegiate.

Etymology

Noncollegiate can also mean a student at a university who is not a member of any specific college, from non- 'not' and college 'school', so it names a student who is not part of a college group within the university.