junior college
noun
: an educational institution that offers two years of studies corresponding to those in the first two years of a four-year college and that often offers technical, vocational, and liberal studies to the adults of a community
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It’s called the JC route, or JuCo, or just plain junior college or community college.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The 6-7, 319-pound Pole was a basketball player before only beginning to play football in junior college.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Boyd challenges the application of NCAA eligibility rules, which generally limit athletes’ eligibility to five calendar years from when the athlete begins studying at a college and four seasons of intercollegiate competition (including junior college competition) in any one sport.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
After having to go the junior college route before landing a prominent role at Oklahoma, Winfrey shined bright enough in his two seasons with the Sooners to be selected in the fourth round of the 2022 draft by the Cleveland Browns.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2025
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The 6-7, 319-pound Pole was a basketball player before only beginning to play football in junior college.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Boyd challenges the application of NCAA eligibility rules, which generally limit athletes’ eligibility to five calendar years from when the athlete begins studying at a college and four seasons of intercollegiate competition (including junior college competition) in any one sport.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
After having to go the junior college route before landing a prominent role at Oklahoma, Winfrey shined bright enough in his two seasons with the Sooners to be selected in the fourth round of the 2022 draft by the Cleveland Browns.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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