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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Instead, stints at two California junior colleges, Cypress and Rio Hondo, bookended his time as a car detailer.
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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
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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
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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