Northeastern Junior College

Northeastern Junior College (NJC) is a two-year junior college located in Sterling, Colorado, in the United States. It is a member college of the Colorado Community College System.

Academics

The college offers over 80 programs of study, with classes held at the campus or online. In addition to traditional course offerings, the college offers classes in agriculture, including equine management and turf management, cosmetology, nursing, and wind energy technology.

Campus

The main campus is on the northern side of Sterling, Colorado. Buildings on the campus include the Event Center, which includes the Jackson Edwards Arena, where sporting and concert events are held, and a fitness center. The campus also includes a number of dormitories, and it has a bookstore and the Monahan Library. The Hays Student Center functions as the campus' student union.

Athletics

NJC offers team sports in baseball, men's and women's basketball, golf, rodeo, softball, soccer, and volleyball. The college owns and operates the Northeastern 18 golf course, which it uses for its golf team and also for its turf management curriculum. The golf course has a restaurant called the Plainsman Grill which the college uses for its culinary arts classes.

Junior college

The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.

Junior college by country

India

In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade. Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka however, have a system of junior colleges where, after taking the 10th grade board exams (see SSLC, SSC), students have to apply to junior colleges to complete their 11th and 12th grades. Junior colleges are also referred to as Pre-University Colleges (PUC). Junior colleges are frequently co-located with degree colleges.

Prominent junior colleges in Mumbai include St. Xavier's, Kishinchand Chelaram, Jai Hind, Bhavan's, Ruparel, Mithibai, St.Andrews College & Ramnarain Ruia. Prominent junior colleges in Bangalore include Christ Junior College, St. Joseph's College, Vijaya College. Prominent junior colleges in Hyderabad include Sri Chaitanya Junior college,Narayana Junior college and MS Junior college and their branches spread all over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Junior college (Singapore)

Junior colleges in Singapore were designed to offer an accelerated alternative to the traditional three-year programme, but the two-year programme they offer has become the norm for students pursuing university education.

Junior colleges accept students based on their O-level results; an L1R5 (first language and five relevant subjects) score of 20 points or less must be attained for a student to gain admission. Junior colleges provide a 2-year programme leading up to the A-level examinations. The CI accepts students based on their GCE O-level results; an L1R4 (first language and four relevant subjects) score of 20 points or less must be attained for a student to gain admission.

Funding and scholarships