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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A lot of those kids now have to go to junior college.
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Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
McCollum is an Iowa City-born, Storm Lake, Iowa native, playing in junior college at North Iowa Area CC before transferring to Division II program Northwest Missouri State in Maryville.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
That was counted as a redshirt season, and Agee went on to play just one game at New Mexico State the next year, followed by a year at Wyoming junior college Casper College, two years at Bowling Green and one at USC.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
The former junior college forward/center was thrust into a much bigger role because of Diallo’s injury.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
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Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
McCollum is an Iowa City-born, Storm Lake, Iowa native, playing in junior college at North Iowa Area CC before transferring to Division II program Northwest Missouri State in Maryville.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
That was counted as a redshirt season, and Agee went on to play just one game at New Mexico State the next year, followed by a year at Wyoming junior college Casper College, two years at Bowling Green and one at USC.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
The former junior college forward/center was thrust into a much bigger role because of Diallo’s injury.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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