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

Previous director of high school and junior college relations Brice Vignery was moving on to a coaching role. —Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026

In 2011, coach Steve Fisher and his San Diego State staff recruited a 6-foot-8 forward who had been cut from his high school team and resurrected his career at a junior college in Santa Monica. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026

His brother was a standout at Dos Pueblos and plays junior college baseball. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

The Horned Frogs are also bringing in 7-foot junior college center Ryan Hunt for depth. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026

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