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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Edwards went from junior college to North Texas to Vanderbilt.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Duran, who played for two junior colleges before landing at Bethesda University of California, was just 15 years old and listed at 5 feet 8, 140 pounds during his sophomore year at Chaffey High School in Southern California.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
Abby, Adam has never held a job, and manages only one junior college class a semester in his quest to enter a four-year university.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
Edwards went from junior college to North Texas to Vanderbilt.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Duran, who played for two junior colleges before landing at Bethesda University of California, was just 15 years old and listed at 5 feet 8, 140 pounds during his sophomore year at Chaffey High School in Southern California.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
Abby, Adam has never held a job, and manages only one junior college class a semester in his quest to enter a four-year university.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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