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 second official visitor will be junior college DL Christian Mays. — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The 39-year-old Yates, who went undrafted out of junior college, shook hands with teammates and plate umpire Laz Diaz while leaving the field after pitching 1 2/3 innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 Miami receiver Malachi Toney made Stanford’s defensive backs look like junior college players with 12 catches for 234 yards and three touchdowns. — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026 His departure concludes one of the most successful coaching tenures in junior college football history. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 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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