admin building

Campus management center

A building housing administrative offices, especially on a college or university campus.

The admin building typically contains the registrar, financial aid, admissions, and other bureaucratic functions students must navigate: I have to go to the admin building to sort out my tuition.

The term is casual; formal contexts use administration building.

Related

student services · reception · lobby · clerk · paperwork · campus · university · registrar · dean · corridor · fluorescent · elevator · directory · bulletin board · permit · forms · waiting room · secretary

Opposites
building function/purpose

admin buildingclassroom building

Structure containing instructional rooms

lecture hall · dormitory · residence hall · student center · classroom

institutional hierarchy/symbolism

admin buildingstudent housing

Residential accommodations for enrolled learners

dorm · boiler room · storage facility · portable classroom · temporary structure

organizational role

admin buildingfactory floor

Manufacturing workspace area

shop floor · warehouse · field office · service center

Family

admin, building, administer, administered, administering, administers, administration, administrations, administrative

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G