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college level

college level

11 3.9
The knowledge and skills a college or university student should have
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑlɪdʒ ˈlɛvəl/
translation icon : nivel universitario
  • Participants' initial reading levels ranged from high elementary school grades to college level.
  • college-level courses
  • college-level coursework
  • college-level students

So they actually do what they're supposed to do and still cannot compete on a college level that is criminal.

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Examples

  • Anyone who wanted to was able to take college-level courses in high school.

    Blog text (13)
  • In that case, the student already possessed college-level reading skills.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It's worse at the college level, obviously.

  • But I try to make everything so that any, you know, college level person can read it without any special inside knowledge.

  • All of whom, I think, can play basketball at the college level.

  • This book now has become the basis for college level courses for high school recommended reading.

  • No studies of integrated instruction at the college level were identified.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The field of music education, particularly at the college level, needs to embrace this urgent challenge.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The curriculum of the first college-level course is not as standardized as one might imagine, particularly in mathematics.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many Aboriginal learners find entrance to college level study or jobs through TAFE because of its vocational focus.

How Advanced

PhD
  • UK
139 4.8
postgraduate
8 4.8
college level
11 3.9

Surface Forms

college level singular

Morphology

college + level

The meaning 'the standard of knowledge or skill expected at a college' is directly and compositionally derived from 'college' (institution of higher education) plus 'level' (stage or standard). This straightforward noun+ noun/modifier pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

College level comes from a simple image: a higher level, like a higher floor, where college students study harder subjects. So, something 'at college level' means it has the 'higher standard' or 'difficulty' expected at college.