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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Catch up quick: Pavia sued earlier the NCAA this year, claiming the time players spend at a junior college should not count toward their NCAA eligibility.
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Nate Rau, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
For starters, this ruling is very narrowly tailored, not only to the NCAA’s rules regarding junior college athletes but also to Pavia.
—Joe Sabin, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Stumble is a mockumentary about the ridiculously high stakes and competitive world of junior college cheer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
Deion Smith, a wide receiver ranked as the nation’s No. 1 junior college football prospect in the 247Sports Composite, is expected to join Ole Miss for practice Tuesday, a source with knowledge of Smith’s transfer told The Athletic.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Nate Rau, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
For starters, this ruling is very narrowly tailored, not only to the NCAA’s rules regarding junior college athletes but also to Pavia.
—Joe Sabin, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Stumble is a mockumentary about the ridiculously high stakes and competitive world of junior college cheer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
Deion Smith, a wide receiver ranked as the nation’s No. 1 junior college football prospect in the 247Sports Composite, is expected to join Ole Miss for practice Tuesday, a source with knowledge of Smith’s transfer told The Athletic.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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