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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Marshall joined Boise State in 2024, having started his college career at Texas A&M before going to a junior college.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
Built heavily through the transfer portal and junior college ranks, the Jayhawks have ridden their veteran-laden roster to one of the nation’s most explosive offenses and a quietly effective pitching staff.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
Pavia, a quarterback and former junior college transfer, is key to Elad’s case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Thanks to Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia’s lawsuit against the NCAA that challenged the institution’s eligibility rules with respect to former junior college players, Chandler Rogers could continue his career with a fifth school.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
Built heavily through the transfer portal and junior college ranks, the Jayhawks have ridden their veteran-laden roster to one of the nation’s most explosive offenses and a quietly effective pitching staff.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
Pavia, a quarterback and former junior college transfer, is key to Elad’s case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Thanks to Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia’s lawsuit against the NCAA that challenged the institution’s eligibility rules with respect to former junior college players, Chandler Rogers could continue his career with a fifth school.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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