higher education
Post-secondary academic pursuit
Higher education is schooling beyond high school—college, university, graduate programs, and professional schools.
The term distinguishes advanced academic study from primary and secondary education: She pursued higher education after working for a few years.
It often appears in policy discussions about access, funding, and student debt.
Unwed male adult
- masterAuthority or controller
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- diplomaAcademic completion document
baccalaureate · undergraduate · postgraduate · honors · summa cum laude · magna cum laude · cum laude · major
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- dormitoryStudent living building
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
registrar · chancellor · dean · faculty · department · fraternity · sorority · alumni
Senior university teacher
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
- tenureProtected employment status
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- publicationIssued written material
dissertation · thesis · syllabus · curriculum · seminar · colloquium · coursework · tutorial
Educational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- bursaryEducational financial award
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
financial aid · tuition · merit-based · need-based · stipend · benefactor · donor · tuition waiver
Proof of qualification
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- degreeUnit of measurement
licensure · professional development · specialization · competency · proficiency · board certification · credentialing · endorsement
Supervised professional trial period
- job marketEmployment availability collectively
- résuméCareer summary document
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- career servicesEmployment support for students
recruitment · employability · alumni network · career fair · professional skills · vocational training · co-op program · placement
bachelor
Unwed male adult
- masterAuthority or controller
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- associateConnect mentally or socially
diploma · baccalaureate · undergraduate · postgraduate · honors · summa cum laude · magna cum laude · cum laude · major · minor
university
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- dormitoryStudent living building
quad · registrar · chancellor · dean · faculty · department · fraternity · sorority · alumni · community college
professor
Senior university teacher
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
- tenureProtected employment status
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
publication · dissertation · thesis · syllabus · curriculum · seminar · colloquium · coursework · tutorial · monograph
scholarship
Educational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- bursaryEducational financial award
endowment · financial aid · tuition · merit-based · need-based · stipend · benefactor · donor · tuition waiver · student loans
credential
Proof of qualification
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
degree · licensure · professional development · specialization · competency · proficiency · board certification · credentialing · endorsement · certificate program
internship
Supervised professional trial period
- job marketEmployment availability collectively
- résuméCareer summary document
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
career services · recruitment · employability · alumni network · career fair · professional skills · vocational training · co-op program · placement
- British educationgrammar schools, comprehensive schools, state schools, private schools, boarding schools
- Indian EducationNIT, UGC, primary schools, secondary schools, medical colleges
- Arab educationprivate schools, government schools, educational reform, religious schools, primary schooling
- education historypublic schooling, school reform, educational reforms, one-room school, medieval universities
- Education Policycurriculum reform, K-12, school reform, curriculum standards, school funding
- South Asian Educationprimary schools, secondary schools, colleges, universities, private schools
higher educationelementary education
Foundational academic training for children
primary education · primary school · grade school · elementary school · secondary education
higher educationself-education
Independent pursuit of knowledge
autodidacticism · street smarts · on-the-job training · school of hard knocks · life experience
higher educationcompulsory education
Law-required learning for minors
compulsory schooling · mandatory education · universal education