Make progress at a noted college (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
get on
'make progress' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'at a noted college' is the wordplay.
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a noted' becomes 'g' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'college' becomes 'eton' (I've seen this before).
'g' next to 'eton' is 'GET ON'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for get on that I've seen before include "Agree - embark - make progress" , "Advance; prosper" , "Age; prosper" , "What boarders do" , "Enjoy harmonious relationship" .)