junior college

junior college
noun Date: 1899 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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  • junior college — n [U and C] a college in the US or Canada where students take a course of study that continues for two years = ↑community college …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • junior college — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms junior college : singular junior college plural junior colleges a college in the US where students can study practical subjects, learn how to study, or prepare for university …   English dictionary

  • Junior college — Le terme junior college s applique à différentes institutions d éducation, dans différents pays, notamment en Inde, aux États Unis, au Japon et à Singapour. À Singapour, un Junior College (JC) est équivalent à un collège en sixième au Royaume Uni …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Junior College — Système éducatif des États Unis d Amérique Le Système éducatif des États Unis d’Amérique est décentralisé, la plupart des décisions sur les programmes et sur le financement étant prises par des instances locales : les school boards. Les… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • junior college — Synonyms and related words: academe, academia, alma mater, college, college of engineering, community college, degree granting institution, four year college, graduate school, institute of technology, ivied halls, journalism school, law school,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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