college-preparatory

[ kol-ij-pri-pair-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. preparing a student for academic work at the college level.

Example Sentences

Following her graduation from the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Md., a college-preparatory school for girls with an emphasis on the arts, MacRae decided to seriously pursue acting in 1956.

From Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Nazario is a systems administrator at a network of college-preparatory schools and a first-generation college graduate with a master’s degree in economics.

From Los Angeles Times

The Abbey called the police, and a college-preparatory school connected to the church went into lockdown as officials investigated.

From New York Times

He was admitted to Stuyvesant High School, a public but competitive college-preparatory school in Manhattan, where he joined the archaeology club.

From Washington Post

More than ever, people are seeing the value in expanded learning opportunities that provide the rigor of a college-preparatory classroom with the relevance and context of the real world.

From Seattle Times