junior college
Americannoun
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a collegiate institution offering courses only through the first one or two years of college instruction and granting a certificate of title instead of a degree.
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a division of a college, university, or university system offering general courses during the first two years of instruction or fulfilling administrative duties applicable to freshmen and sophomores.
noun
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an educational establishment providing a two-year course that either terminates with an associate degree or is the equivalent of the freshman and sophomore years of a four-year undergraduate course
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the junior section of a college or university
Etymology
Origin of junior college
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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He’s also enrolled in a school entrepreneur program that involves taking classes at a junior college that will qualify for college credits.
From Los Angeles Times
Poko, a former high school and junior college defensive lineman whose career was cut short by a foot injury, was in the latter group.
From Los Angeles Times
Since he was still in the transfer portal and because he has already graduated, Woods is the rare case, outside of an international player or junior college player, that qualifies to be a midseason addition.
From Los Angeles Times
The only school that expressed any interest was Hocking College, a junior college in the middle of Athens County, Ohio.
Pavia is a 24-year-old who didn’t get a Division I offer coming out of high school and instead enrolled at junior college New Mexico Military Institute, where he played for two seasons.
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