colleges
Schools with dorms
Colleges is the plural of college, an institution of higher education.
In the United States, colleges grant undergraduate degrees and are often smaller than universities: She visited several colleges before deciding where to apply.
In Britain, colleges may be secondary schools or constituent parts of universities.
The word also names professional bodies: the College of Cardinals, the Electoral College.
Higher education institution
- polytechnicApplied sciences institution
- academyInstitution of learning
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- seminaryClergy training college
Senior administrative official
- provostSenior academic administrator
- deanSenior academic administrator
- trusteeOne managing another's assets
- regentInterim throne holder
faculty · tenure · endowment · charter · registrar · bursar · admissions · board
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
- tutorialsInstructional guides for beginners
professors · disciplines · humanities · sciences · arts · engineering · medicine · law
Educational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- bursaryEducational financial award
- tuitionPayment for instruction
need-based · stipend · endowment · benefactor · donor · work-study · FAFSA
First university degree
- master'sAdvanced graduate credential
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- PhDHighest academic credential
- associate'sTwo-year college degree
Enclosed campus lawn
- dormitoryStudent living building
- libraryBook collection or building
- cafeteriaSelf-service dining facility
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
gymnasium · bookstore · laboratory · amphitheater · courtyard · plaza · grounds · facilities
university
Higher education institution
- polytechnicApplied sciences institution
- academyInstitution of learning
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
chancellor
Senior administrative official
- provostSenior academic administrator
- deanSenior academic administrator
- trusteeOne managing another's assets
regent · faculty · tenure · endowment · charter · registrar · bursar · admissions · board · president
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
tutorials · professors · disciplines · humanities · sciences · arts · engineering · medicine · law · economics
scholarship
Educational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- bursaryEducational financial award
tuition · need-based · stipend · endowment · benefactor · donor · work-study · FAFSA
bachelor's
First university degree
- master'sAdvanced graduate credential
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- PhDHighest academic credential
associate's · MBA · MSc · JD · MD · BFA · MFA · DPhil · LLM · BS
quad
Enclosed campus lawn
- dormitoryStudent living building
- libraryBook collection or building
- cafeteriaSelf-service dining facility
stadium · gymnasium · bookstore · laboratory · amphitheater · courtyard · plaza · grounds · facilities · commons
- schoolsprimary school, school, academy, high school, elementary school
- universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
- universitycampus, faculty, professors, degrees, degree
- urban placescommercial buildings, office buildings, shopping centers, stores, restaurants
- Canadian EducationMcGill, York, Laurentian, Brock, McGill University
- Philippine EducationUP, PUP, Adamson, universities, AMA
collegeselementary schools
Institutions for young learners
primary schools · kindergartens · preschools · grade schools · nursery schools
collegesautodidacticism
Practice of self-instruction
street smarts · apprenticeships · on-the-job training · school of hard knocks · life experience
collegesuniversities
Institutions granting advanced degrees
research universities · community colleges · trade schools · vocational schools · technical institutes
- college lifeStudent experience at university
- college campusEducational institution's property
- medical collegeSchool for future doctors
- community collegeTwo-year public institution
- in collegeEnrolled at university
- college student
college, collegiate, collegial, collegiality, precollege, collegially, postcollege, intercollege