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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Some junior college students who are athletes might thus be discouraged from continuing their studies at four-year schools.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
Another case negated junior college years from counting against NCAA eligibility.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The 21-year-old last played at State College of Florida, a junior college in Bradenton, and wasn't even ranked among Boston's top 30 prospects entering the spring.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
In Johnson’s efforts as Altobelli’s successor to foster a competitive yet inclusive environment despite the high turnover rate of junior college ball.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
Another case negated junior college years from counting against NCAA eligibility.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The 21-year-old last played at State College of Florida, a junior college in Bradenton, and wasn't even ranked among Boston's top 30 prospects entering the spring.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
In Johnson’s efforts as Altobelli’s successor to foster a competitive yet inclusive environment despite the high turnover rate of junior college ball.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for junior college
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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