Meanings
nounjunior college (countable and uncountable, plural junior colleges)
plural junior colleges
- countableuncountableeducationAn institution of higher education that awards an associate's degree but not a bachelor's degree or higher.
- SingaporecountableuncountableA government high school, usually abbreviated to "JC".
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 初級學院 /初级学院
- 初級學院 /初级学院 (chūjí xuéyuàn)institution of higher learning that awards the associate's degree but not bachelor's degree or higher
Finnish opisto
- opistoinstitution of higher learning that awards the associate's degree but not bachelor's degree or higher
Polish szkoła policealna
- szkoła policealnainstitution of higher learning that awards the associate's degree but not bachelor's degree or higher
Vietnamese trường cao đẳng
- trường cao đẳnginstitution of higher learning that awards the associate's degree but not bachelor's degree or higher
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