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 national number climbs higher when factoring in NAIA and junior college programs.
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Like many of the junior college football players from the Class of 2022, TCU linebacker Namdi Obiazor thought 2024 would be his final season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
The domino affect of the log jam in recruiting means more high school players will flood to junior college sports programs, and sparkling venues catch the eye of recruits.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
From junior college to averaging double figures in Division I
One of Charlotte’s best scorers wasn’t playing in the NCAA last season.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Like many of the junior college football players from the Class of 2022, TCU linebacker Namdi Obiazor thought 2024 would be his final season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
The domino affect of the log jam in recruiting means more high school players will flood to junior college sports programs, and sparkling venues catch the eye of recruits.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
From junior college to averaging double figures in Division I
One of Charlotte’s best scorers wasn’t playing in the NCAA last season.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for junior college
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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