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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Grayson grew up in Nashville before moving to San Diego for junior college and to play football.
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Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
Drafted as a shortstop out of an Illinois junior college.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
He was named a junior college All-American and a unanimous first-team all-conference pick last season at Mt. San Antonio College.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 19 July 2024
Meanwhile, 6-foot-5, 281-pound junior college transfer Brien Taylor Jr. was the nation’s No. 3 defensive line prospect and No. 10 overall prospect, according to 247Sports.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2024
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Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
Drafted as a shortstop out of an Illinois junior college.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
He was named a junior college All-American and a unanimous first-team all-conference pick last season at Mt. San Antonio College.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 19 July 2024
Meanwhile, 6-foot-5, 281-pound junior college transfer Brien Taylor Jr. was the nation’s No. 3 defensive line prospect and No. 10 overall prospect, according to 247Sports.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2024
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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