satellite campus

Off-site academic facility

A satellite campus is a secondary location of a college or university, physically separate from the main campus.

Satellite campuses typically offer a limited selection of programs or serve students in a particular region: The university opened a satellite campus downtown to make evening classes more accessible to working adults.

administration

affiliate

Connected member organization

coordinated · centralized · governance · oversight · budget · staffing · operations · logistics · shuttle · commute

community

neighborhood

Residential area nearby

collaboration · involvement · service · civic · locals · integration · interaction · relations · cooperation · diversity

education

university

Higher education institution

undergraduate · graduate · professor · enrollment · degree · curriculum · coursework · classroom · study · research

growth

expansion

Increase in scope

buildout · enlargement · diversification · broadening · addition · new construction · strategic · planning · infrastructure · investment

location

branch

Division or woody limb

suburban · rural · outskirts · peripheral · regional · off-site · remote · dispersed · decentralized · outlying

Categories
Opposites
institutional centrality

satellite campusmain campus

Institution's primary location

flagship campus · headquarters

geographic relationship

satellite campuscentral hub

Primary coordination center

home base · downtown campus · central location

Family

satellite, campus, satellites, campuses

Familiarity
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