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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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of junior college was in 1899

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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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junior college

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

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