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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His departure concludes one of the most successful coaching tenures in junior college football history. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Council is hoping it is ruled that his two seasons of junior college basketball should not count toward his NCAA eligibility. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 Pierce College and Orange Coast College paused their junior college football programs this year for lack of players. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 His older brother, Ethan, is a freshman guard at Wabash Valley, a high-profile junior college basketball program. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for junior college

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1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of junior college was in 1899

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junior college

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

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