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

Examples of junior college in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After high school, Keaton—who took her mother’s maiden name as her own—spent three semesters at her local junior college before leaving for New York, aged 19, to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. —Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025

The knee injury forced him to spend two seasons in junior college. —Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

Namdi was an undersized defensive back who had to go the junior college route to get his opportunity. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025

Wilcke, who started his career at Southern Mississippi in Conference USA before playing two seasons of junior college ball Northwest Mississippi, provided an immediate spark for Charlotte’s offense when inserted into the lineup. —Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for junior college

• foreknowledge
• acknowledge
• precollege
• haulage
• knowledge

Kids Definition

junior college

noun

: a school that offers two years of studies similar to those in the first two years of a four-year college