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 The wildcard in the right tackle race could be junior college transfer Daylon Metoyer. Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2024 Paul Pringle started his career at Wofford before detouring through junior college. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024 All this meant that Bennett ended up playing for six college seasons, with five years of play through his NCAA eligibility and a season of playing in junior college, per Sporting News in 2023. Greta Bjornson, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024 And keep an eye on Markel Bell, a junior college addition who has turned heads at left tackle. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024 Boise State signed the bulk of its 2024 recruiting class in December, adding 16 high school recruits and three junior college transfers. Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024 McBride, a right-hander and junior college transfer, made his first SEC start and went four innings for the Tigers. Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2024 Two dozen new players were brought in this season, most of them junior college and four-year college transfers. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024 Your recent article on Matt Lynch, a junior college coach, proves that. Terence McGinley, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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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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