Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words. 

The school or college one attends 

Alma Mater

The most appropriate one-word substitution for "the school or college one attends" is alma mater.

• Alumni are former students of a particular school, college, or university.
• Student is a person who is enrolled in a school or college.
• Colleague is a person who works with you in the same profession or organization.

The word alma mater comes from the Latin words "alma," meaning "nourishing," and "mater," meaning "mother." Alma mater is a poetic term for a school or college that one has attended. The term is often used in the context of a school or college song, which is called an alma mater.