off campus

idiom

: in housing not provided by a school
She prefers living off campus.

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Some of the top schools in America—including Harvard, Amherst, and Swarthmore—have partially or fully booted the frats off campus. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 State law requires the arresting law enforcement agency to report the offense within 24 hours to the school system whenever a juvenile is arrested and accused of a reportable offense off campus. Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024 Nathan Demian, a junior at the university, was walking in an area off campus around 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Dec. 8, when two vehicles went by, chasing each other and firing bullets. Danielle Jennings, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 Students were forced off campus in their last semester and did not return for commencement. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for off campus 

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“Off campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20campus. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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