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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Vanderbilt quarterback and former junior college transfer Diego Pavia began this wave with his thus far successful case against the NCAA.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 June 2025
Willis might have two years of eligibility remaining for Minnesota, following the start of his college career at Saginaw Valley State (Division II) as a freshman and Henry Ford College (a junior college) as a sophomore.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2025
Friday’s win broke the record for all levels, 57, set in 2009 by Howard College, a junior college in Texas.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Agee’s fifth year of eligibility as a former junior college enrollee is still uncertain.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 June 2025
Willis might have two years of eligibility remaining for Minnesota, following the start of his college career at Saginaw Valley State (Division II) as a freshman and Henry Ford College (a junior college) as a sophomore.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2025
Friday’s win broke the record for all levels, 57, set in 2009 by Howard College, a junior college in Texas.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Agee’s fifth year of eligibility as a former junior college enrollee is still uncertain.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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