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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Other than a two-year stint as an assistant at a junior college in Colorado, McCasland’s entire career has been in Texas. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025 Sierra uprising For decades, Sierra College languished in the shadows of larger, more prominent junior college athletic programs in the greater Sacramento region, including American River College and Sacramento City College. Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025 The insurance company balked at paying because Calhoun had walked on to play basketball at two junior colleges a few years earlier and played in a handful of games. Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 The total bill can include taxes for counties, cities, school districts, hospitals, junior colleges and water districts. Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for junior college

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 3 Mar. 2025.

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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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