[Talk-us] Tagging "Junior College" or "Community College"?

Jack Burke burkejf3 at gmail.com
Wed Feb 19 16:02:36 UTC 2020


I've been using amenity=college for those. They fit the meaning of "further education" to me, and I didn't see the need for yet another category. 

-jack

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On February 17, 2020 10:20:56 PM EST, Joseph Eisenberg <joseph.eisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>How are people tagging places known as "junior colleges" or "community
>colleges?" Usually these offer 1 or 2 year associates degrees and
>diplomas in specific trades or work fields, or general higher
>education courses which make it possible to transfer to a 4-year
>University.
>
>Is it proper to use amenity=college? That tag was originally developed
>for insitutes of "Further Education" in the UK, which are a bit
>different than North American junior/community colleges. Is anyone
>using amenity=university instead?
>
>- Joseph Eisenberg
>
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