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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The only programs talking to him are junior colleges and NCAA Division II programs.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 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
Beam was profiled in 2020 on the final season of Netflix's Last Chance U, a sports docuseries featuring junior college athletes working to turn their lives around.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
The Netflix docuseries focused on athletes at junior colleges striving to turn their lives around.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 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
Beam was profiled in 2020 on the final season of Netflix's Last Chance U, a sports docuseries featuring junior college athletes working to turn their lives around.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
The Netflix docuseries focused on athletes at junior colleges striving to turn their lives around.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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