collegecooperative

noun
UK /ˈkɒlɪdʒ kəʊˈɒpərətɪv/
US /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ koʊˈɑːpərətɪv/

A college cooperative is a school where students help run things and share the work.

At the college cooperative, students take turns cooking meals and cleaning the dorms.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A business owned and run by a group of college students who share the profits.

The college cooperative sells handmade crafts made by students on campus.

3. A program where students live and work together to pay for their education.

She joined a college cooperative to lower her tuition costs by working at the campus farm.

4. A shared apartment or house run by college students who split chores and costs.

Their college cooperative has six roommates who all share the rent and cooking duties.