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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Edmonds was a breakout star last year after arriving from junior college.
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Steven Johnson
june 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
In recent years, trans-identifying biological male athletes have competed in women’s and girls’ sports across the country, from high school track and field to college and junior college volleyball to cycling, swimming and other sports.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
His good friend, Bobby Godinez, was the athletic director and head football coach at East Los Angeles College, a junior college in Monterey Park.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Each year, 10 junior college baseball teams from across the country make the pilgrimage to the largest city in western Colorado for the right to compete for a national title in the NJCAA Division I Junior College World Series.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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Steven Johnson
june 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
In recent years, trans-identifying biological male athletes have competed in women’s and girls’ sports across the country, from high school track and field to college and junior college volleyball to cycling, swimming and other sports.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
His good friend, Bobby Godinez, was the athletic director and head football coach at East Los Angeles College, a junior college in Monterey Park.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Each year, 10 junior college baseball teams from across the country make the pilgrimage to the largest city in western Colorado for the right to compete for a national title in the NJCAA Division I Junior College World Series.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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 7 Jun. 2026.
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