junior college
nounDefinition of junior college
: 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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Renner had 13 tackles last season, while Schad, a junior college transfer, turned down offers to Oklahoma, Georgia, Virginia Tech and others to play for the Gophers. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Gophers football: Defensive players to watch," 27 Aug. 2019 There was a mild surprise at wide receiver, where All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention selection Theo Howard was listed as the backup to Jaylen Erwin, a junior college transfer. — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, "No surprise: Dorian Thompson-Robinson listed as UCLA’s starting quarterback," 25 Aug. 2019 Things remain murky as to the pecking order of redshirt-freshman MJ Cunningham, true freshman Ge’mon Eaford and junior college transfer Dru Mathis. — oregonlive.com, "Competition continues for spots on two-deep in Oregon secondary," 22 Aug. 2019 The Buffs are incredibly thin on experience at cornerback, but the former junior college transfer is rapidly becoming a leader. — Brian Howell, The Denver Post, "CU Buffs’ Mekhi Blackmon capitalizing on opportunity," 20 Aug. 2019 Joe played baseball in high school and junior college. — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, "Rick Renteria’s son Joe learned about work-family balance while growing up around baseball. Now he applies it to his own military career.," 1 July 2019 The bill, written by Republican House Representative Morgan Meyer, requires Texas schools and junior colleges to have consistently reviewed, concrete plans for emergencies including active shooters. — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, "Rosenthal reflects on 86th Texas legislative session, future plans for District 135," 19 June 2019 Johnston, who has four players signing with Division II schools or junior colleges, said more recruiters than usual came through his office leading up to the February signing day. — Adam Zuvanich, San Antonio Express-News, "Second signing day provides second chance for lower-level recruits," 6 Feb. 2018 If prep school or junior college is in the cards, Ohio State still looks interested in pushing for a commitment now. — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, "Tavion Thomas decommits from Oklahoma, will officially visit Buckeyes: Ohio State football recruiting," 30 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'junior college.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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