How do you say Seattle Central Community College? Is it el Colegio Central de la comunidad de Seattle?

Question

im trying to say I go to Seattle Central Community College.

Answer 1

"COLEGIO" DOES NOT MEAN "COLLEGE"!!

its a common mistake and i do it often, but "colegio" means "high shool", not college... its a false cognate. you should use "universidad" instead... other than that, i personally believe you translated it correctly.

You have the right idea, but since a college is many times just a 2-year school in English, it is not a university. So for going between languages, it's OK in this case. "Colegio" is also similar to "Prep-school." "Secundaria" is high school, too. - 005faa61, FEB 10, 2010

Answer 2

It would be a real mouthful in Spanish and since it's a proper name, there's no need to translate it. Voy al colegio Seattle Central Communityis sufficient