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JUCO isn’t a backup plan.

13 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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Alex Swenson argues junior college athletics give athletes real time to develop skills and grades before moving to four-year programs. He ranks the top ten JUCO programs, with Tyler Junior College in Texas at number one and Ventura College in California at ten.

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Here are the best junior college athletic facilities around the country. JUCO could be a great option if you need more time to develop for your sport or you need more time to get your grades up. And JUCO was the transfer portal before transfer portal was a thing because you can transfer after just one year or of course, the second year. And JUCO is still a very popular option. So coming in at number 10, Ventura College in California. Number nine, Butler Community College in Kansas City. Number eight, New Mexico Junior College, of course, in New Mexico. Number seven, San Jac College in Texas. Number six, Northwest Florida State College, of course, in Florida. Number five, College of Southern Idaho. That's an interesting one. Number four, McLennan Community College in Texas. Number three, Iowa Western Community College in Iowa. Two, Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. And coming in at number one, Tyler Junior College in Texas. Did I miss any? I know. I don't know all of them out there. Comment down below. Good luck.