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

Miami receiver Malachi Toney made Stanford’s defensive backs look like junior college players with 12 catches for 234 yards and three touchdowns. — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026

His departure concludes one of the most successful coaching tenures in junior college football history. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Council is hoping it is ruled that his two seasons of junior college basketball should not count toward his NCAA eligibility. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

The van der Woude case also exposed the failure of the 3C2A, the governing body for California junior college sports, to enact measures to prevent athletes or coaches banned by SafeSport from participating in junior college athletics. — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2026

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