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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Elad has attributed his nomadic collegiate path as reflecting a lack of preparedness for college life, injuries, coaching schemes, and rebuilding his football career at a junior college in hopes of returning to D-I and getting on the radar of NFL teams.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Funds can be used for books, tuition or other academic expenses at a junior college, four-year college, vocational school or trade school.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The 24-year-old began his career in the junior college ranks before heading to East Carolina and emerging as a star in 2023 with 12 passes defensed.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
After starting his career at Southern Miss and transferring to Northwest Mississippi junior college last season, Wilcke made one of the best throws of the day — a deep out to Adam Hopkins IV on a third down — but was on the run much of the afternoon.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Funds can be used for books, tuition or other academic expenses at a junior college, four-year college, vocational school or trade school.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The 24-year-old began his career in the junior college ranks before heading to East Carolina and emerging as a star in 2023 with 12 passes defensed.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
After starting his career at Southern Miss and transferring to Northwest Mississippi junior college last season, Wilcke made one of the best throws of the day — a deep out to Adam Hopkins IV on a third down — but was on the run much of the afternoon.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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