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precollege

precollege

4.8
Happening before starting college to help students get ready
  • adjective
  • /ˌpriːˈkɒlɪdʒ/
  • US
translation icon : preuniversitario
  • Many students attended precollege workshops during the summer to enhance their academic skills.

Examples

  • Under previous grants from NASA and other sources, SKC developed a variety of precollege outreach programs and, under NSF's Alliance for Minority Participation Program, led a consortium of tribal colleges in improving undergraduate enrollment and performance in the sciences.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The school offers several precollege programs to help students prepare for university courses.

  • Unfortunately, the dataset did not include indicators of precollege characteristics or social experiences in college; this represents an important omission and limitation in this study.

    Academic text (2009)

  • These precollege activities are designed to familiarize students with campus life and college expectations.

Synonyms

precollegiate
vsprecollege
  • US
6.2

About courses and activities that prepare students before college

is broader, referring to the time before entering college or university

Surface Forms

precollege positive

Morphology

precollege = college (transparent) = pre + college

The meaning 'before college' is a straightforward and productive use of the prefix 'pre-' with 'college'.

Etymology

Precollege is formed from pre- meaning 'before' and college meaning 'a school after high school'. So, precollege describes activities or time that happen before college to help students get ready.