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community college

 
/kəˈmju·nɪ·t̬i ˈkɑl·ɪdʒ/ n [C] (dated junior college)

Definition

a local two-year college at which students can learn a skill or prepare to enter a university
(Definition of community college n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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