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

Examples of junior college in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All 20 of the high school signees are from the state of Texas, while TCU also added a junior college signee and Oklahoma State offensive lineman Noah McKinney, a transfer who counts as the 22nd member of the early class. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025

All are high school seniors, except for two junior college transfers. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025

Wyler returned to Cincinnati after graduating high school, briefly attending Ohio State University, then junior college in Colorado for a year and then back to Cincinnati. —Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025

The show’s fifth season followed the Laney College Eagles, highlighting Beam’s leadership and the challenges facing junior college athletes working to rebuild their academic and athletic careers. —Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for junior college

• foreknowledge
• acknowledge
• precollege
• haulage
• knowledge

Kids Definition

junior college

noun

: a school that offers two years of studies similar to those in the first two years of a four-year college