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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Boise State also added several junior college transfers: wide receiver Chris Marshall, linebacker Udoka Ezeani, edge rusher Joseph Marsh and offensive lineman Daylon Metoyer, who was the only JUCO transfer not on campus for spring practice.
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Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2024
In his first attempt at junior college, Gary had been a political-science major.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2024
In his first attempt at junior college, Gary had been a political-science major.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for junior college
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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