two plus two
n.— «Students avail themselves of such options as “two plus two”—attending community college for two years, then transferring to a four-year college for the remaining two—and “distance education,” in which they take courses online or otherwise seek degrees at a distance from the institution offering them.» —“Missing Middle” by Michael Massing Columbia Journalism Review Apr., 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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