junior college
noun
a collegiate institution offering courses only through the first one or two years of college instruction and granting a certificate of title instead of a degree.
junior colleges
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pluralof junior college.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Not even the junior colleges were responding,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
That doesn’t include players like Eckardt who ended up at junior colleges.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Maybe that message hasn’t trickled down to some junior colleges, where resources are scarce and attendance spotty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
After a few years at junior colleges, he transferred to San Jose State, where he started 30 games, completing six of them.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
Around that same time, the Arkansas Board of Education surprised us all by saying that seven state junior colleges would now be open to our undergraduate students.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
