My custom object holding a list of another custom object

Question

Maybe I am not understanding how salesforce works but I am trying to link up my custom object named "Program" to hold an array (or list) of another custom object I have called "Student". The structure I am trying to set up is to have my program hold a bunch of students. Maybe doing this through objects isn't the best way but I don't how else to set up this type of relationship. I'm importing the program and student information through csv. I've googled around and saw that people just make a junction object and connect the two objects together that way but I fail to see how that would get you to connect an object to multiple objects

Answer 1

In Salesforce you would not really want to hold the values for another object in an array, you would normally use a Lookup or Master Detail relationship. Considerations for relationships. Custom object relationships overview.

If you need there to be a junction object because the Students and Programs have a many to many relationship then that junction object would have 2 Master-Detail or Lookup relationships, 1 to Student and 1 to Program. The junction object can also be used to store attributes of the relationship, e.g. enrollment date, status, etc.