educational institution
Place of study
An educational institution is any organization whose primary purpose is teaching and learning—schools, colleges, universities, academies, and training centers.
The term appears most often in formal, legal, or administrative contexts: The scholarship is available to students enrolled in accredited educational institutions.
It encompasses everything from kindergartens to graduate programs.
- collegeHigher education institution
- schoolPlace of instruction
- prep schoolPrivate pre-college institution
- academyInstitution of learning
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
community college · university · Ivy League · boarding school · distance learning · madrasah · nursery · school district · lyceum · vocational training · polytechnic · trade school · kindergarten · conservatory · campus · enrollment · graduation · cap and gown
educational institutionself-teaching
Instructing oneself without guidance
autodidacticism · self-education · self-study · school of hard knocks · learning by doing
educational institutionprison
Confinement for offenders
correctional facility · detention center · labor camp · asylum · workhouse
educational institutionbook burning
Incinerating texts as censorship
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