nongraduate
Left school early
Nongraduate describes someone who has not completed a degree program, or something intended for such people: nongraduate students, nongraduate employment.
The term appears mainly in educational and employment contexts, distinguishing those without degrees from degree holders.
A nongraduate may have attended college without finishing or never enrolled at all.
Educated without instructors
- self-educatedLearned independently, no schooling
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- self-studyLearning independently, without guidance
- autodidactOne who teaches themselves
knowledge-seeker · curious · motivated · resourceful · tutorials · mentorship · street-smart
Learning trade through employment
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- tradeExchange of commodities
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- journeymanQualified trade worker
artisan · mechanic · electrician · plumber · welder · carpenter · vocational · blue-collar
Lacking formal certification
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- undereducatedLacking adequate schooling
- GEDAlternative diploma certification
- unletteredUnable to read
One who exits
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- discontinuedNo longer available
- interruptedBroken mid-course
- unfinishedNot yet complete
suspended · quitter · uncredentialed · attrition · disengagement
self-taught
Educated without instructors
- self-educatedLearned independently, no schooling
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- self-studyLearning independently, without guidance
autodidact · knowledge-seeker · curious · motivated · resourceful · tutorials · mentorship · street-smart
apprenticeship
Learning trade through employment
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- tradeExchange of commodities
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
journeyman · artisan · mechanic · electrician · plumber · welder · carpenter · vocational · blue-collar · entry-level
uncredentialed
Lacking formal certification
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- undereducatedLacking adequate schooling
- GEDAlternative diploma certification
leaver
One who exits
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- discontinuedNo longer available
- interruptedBroken mid-course
unfinished · suspended · quitter · uncredentialed · attrition · disengagement
nongraduategraduate
One who earned degree
alumnus · alumna · degree holder · college graduate · PhD holder