college alumni

Degree-holding returnees

College alumni are former students of a college or university, typically those who graduated.

The phrase is somewhat redundant since alumni already implies educational institutions, but it emphasizes the collegiate context: The college alumni association hosts reunions every five years.

Alumni is technically plural (singular: alumnus for men, alumna for women), though alumni now serves for both in common usage.

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community impact · university · mentorship · donation · annual fund · donor wall · heritage · lifelong learning · giving back · reunion · LinkedIn · volunteerism · benefactor · pride · career fair · commencement · school spirit · nostalgia

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Students seeking bachelor's degrees

freshmen · first-year students · college freshmen · expelled students

educational attainment

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Those who finished secondary school

uneducated

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