Business-college
a school for training students in the clerical aspects of business and commerce, as in typing or bookkeeping.
Historical Examples
Stories of a Western Town Octave Thanet
At Good Old Siwash George Fitch
noun
a college providing courses in secretarial studies, business management, accounting, commerce, etc
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