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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Albert Einstein, being a prime example, taught at America's advanced universities, but large numbers also taught in small colleges and junior colleges.
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Robert Hormats, Time, 18 May 2025
Collier was apart of TCU’s 2025 signing class as a junior college defensive back from Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Within the last year, current college players have not had years spent at junior college count against their NCAA eligibility.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2025
At the core of these cases are NCAA eligibility rules limiting an athlete’s participation in sports to five calendar years from when the athlete begins studying at a college and four seasons of intercollegiate competition (including junior college competition) in any one sport.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Robert Hormats, Time, 18 May 2025
Collier was apart of TCU’s 2025 signing class as a junior college defensive back from Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Within the last year, current college players have not had years spent at junior college count against their NCAA eligibility.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2025
At the core of these cases are NCAA eligibility rules limiting an athlete’s participation in sports to five calendar years from when the athlete begins studying at a college and four seasons of intercollegiate competition (including junior college competition) in any one sport.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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