junior college

noun

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of junior college

: 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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Recent Examples of junior college from the Web

Mount Ida became a junior college in 1961, began admitting men in 1976, and transitioned to full four-year institution in 1998.

— margeaux sippell, BostonGlobe.com, "Some key facts about Mount Ida College," 11 Apr. 2018
Missouri also has redshirt freshman Taylor Powell, redshirt junior Jack Lowary and junior college transfer Lindsey Scott Jr. at quarterback.

— alex schiffer, kansascity, "Drew Lock needs a backup this year, and a replacement next year. Here's Mizzou's plan | The Kansas City Star," 10 Apr. 2018
The junior college transfer is second on the team to India with a .311 batting average and also has a team-leading 11 home runs.

— ethan bauer, miamiherald, "This Florida Gators baseball player is on track to be the best hitter is UF history | Miami Herald," 3 Apr. 2018
Six-foot-10 center Yuat Alok (a junior college transfer) also committed this past January, is able to sign in April.

— peter dawson, star-telegram, "Where does TCU rank in the way-too-early top 25, and what are their national title odds? | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 3 Apr. 2018
That was before Western, a junior college, called and invited him for a visit.

— mike hutton, Post-Tribune, "Marcus Gholston and Valparaiso hitters do not intend to play small ball," 30 Mar. 2018
Beard also coached two junior colleges (Fort Scott Community College, in Kansas, and Seminole State, in Oklahoma), a team in the American Basketball Association and the Swiss national team.

— zach schonbrun, New York Times, "Villanova Returns to Final Four With Gritty Win Over Texas Tech," 25 Mar. 2018
Utah starts four seniors and a junior, including transfers Justin Bibbins (Long Beach State) and Justin Collette (Utah State) and junior college transfers Tyler Rawson (Salt Lake CC) and Gabe Bealer (City College of San Francisco).

— ron higgins, NOLA.com, "LSU basketball heads to Utah for 2nd-round NIT game," 18 Mar. 2018
That changed this weekend, as the Beavers landed the commitment of junior college defensive tackle Jeromy Reichner.

— andrew nemec, OregonLive.com, "Jermar Jefferson, 3-star RB, commits to Oregon State Beavers," 28 Jan. 2018

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