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community college

(Encyclopedia) community college, public institution of higher education. Community colleges are characterized by a two-year curriculum that leads to either the associate degree or transfer to a four…

East Los Angeles

(Encyclopedia) East Los Angeles, uninc. city (2020 pop. 118,786), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area…

Gadsden

(Encyclopedia) Gadsden Gadsden gădzˈdən [key], city (2020 pop. 33,945), seat of Etowah co., NE Ala., on the Coosa…

Mason City

(Encyclopedia) Mason City, city (1990 pop. 29,040), seat of Cerro Gordo co., N central Iowa; inc. 1874. It is the rail, trade, and industrial center of a large agricultural area. There is food…

Hawaii, University of

(Encyclopedia) Hawaii, University of, at Honolulu (Manoa Campus), Hilo, and Pearl City (West Oahu Campus) with additional community college campuses; land-grant and state supported; coeducational;…

Hastings, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Hastings. 1 City (2020 pop. 3,013), seat of Barry co., SW Mich; inc. 1865. The town is situated on the Thornapple River and was…

Hall of Fame for Great Americans

(Encyclopedia) Hall of Fame for Great Americans, national shrine, on the campus of Bronx Community College of the City Univ. of New York, Bronx, New York City; est. 1900. The Hall of Fame, a 630-ft (…

open enrollment

(Encyclopedia) open enrollment, a policy of admitting to college all high-school graduates in an effort to provide a higher education for all who desire it. To critics it means an inevitable lowering…