college education
Four-year academic program
A college education is the formal learning acquired at a university or similar institution, typically culminating in a degree.
The phrase often appears in debates about value and access: Is a college education worth the debt?
She was the first in her family to get a college education.
Having a college education signals completion of higher learning, distinguishing it from high school or vocational training.
- majorOf chief importance
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
minor · liberal arts · credit hour · freshman year · lecture · financial aid · work-study program · thesis · dean's list · seminar · alumni network · admissions process · faculty · ivory tower · campus life · Greek life · skill development · networking
- South Asian Educationprimary schools, secondary schools, high schools, universities, private schools
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
college educationilliteracy
Inability to read
dropping out · uneducated · high school dropout · elementary education
college educationvocational training
Job-skill education
trade school · apprenticeship · hands-on training · technical training · on-the-job training
college educationschool of hard knocks
Education through suffering
self-education · autodidacticism · street smarts · life experience · learning by doing
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