college degree

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college
noun
uk
/ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈkɑː.lɪdʒ/
US
a university where you can study for an undergraduate (= ...
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degree
noun
uk
/dɪˈɡriː/us
/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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(Definition ofcollegeanddegreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The educational level of the fathers was similar, with 33% receiving acollegedegreeand 18% receiving some post high school education.
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For those wives with an advanced degree, 80 per cent of their spouses have at least acollegedegree.
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She therefore completed acollegedegreein psychology.
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However, employees with acollegedegreereport significantly higher appreciation for their plans, probably reflecting their greater understanding.
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In architecture, starting salaries in 1996 averaged $22,125 nationwide, for those with a professionalcollegedegree.
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Students able to find placement and undergo shipboard cadetship training complete the program, and are awarded acollegedegree.
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Voices like hers reveal that these women's ideal is that acollegedegreewill allow them not to be financial burdens on their future husbands.
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One is for junior high school and another is forcollegedegree(or more).
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Roughly one in three workers has at least acollegedegree, which is consistent between men and women.
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Collegedegreeis an item-familiar construction which is nevertheless written as two words.
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Educational level was coded 1 = less than a high school diploma, 2 = high school graduate, 3 = less than acollegedegree, 4 =collegedegreeor higher.
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What worries me is the problem of those who want to go on to university and technicalcollegedegreecourses.
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Selectors of managers, when they are appointing colliery managers, are now inclined to take men with the old school tie who have acollegedegree.
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The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning acollegedegree.
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It is open to all people with acollegedegree, including recent graduates and mid-career applicants.
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Unfortunately he is required to have acollegedegreeto pick up the prize.
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