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

Examples of junior college in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, stints at two California junior colleges, Cypress and Rio Hondo, bookended his time as a car detailer. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025

Butler went from junior college to Marquette and then was a late first-round draft pick by the Bulls, needing to scratch and claw for playing time before emerging as an All-Star. —Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025

With a desire to focus on education for African Americans, Laney founded the Haines Institute, which included classes from kindergarten through junior college. —Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025

Rippy took her shopping, and drove her back and forth to junior college. —Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for junior college

• foreknowledge
• acknowledge
• precollege
• haulage
• knowledge

Kids Definition

junior college

noun

: a school that offers two years of studies similar to those in the first two years of a four-year college