nongraduates
Left school early
Nongraduates are people who have not completed a degree or course of study at a school, college, or university.
The term typically distinguishes those who left an institution before finishing from those who received a diploma or degree.
The study compared earnings between graduates and nongraduates over a ten-year period.
In British usage especially, nongraduates may refer specifically to those without university degrees.
Manual labor workforce
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- techniciansSkilled equipment handlers
- apprenticesNovices learning a craft
- craftsmenSkilled manual trade workers
operators · mechanics · installers · drivers · warehouse · clerks · servers · cashiers
One who teaches themselves
- self-educationIndependent pursuit of knowledge
- self-studyLearning independently, without guidance
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- self-motivatedInternally driven to act
resourcefulness · curiosity · self-reliance · MOOCs · tutorials · skill-building · self-improvement
Remove or pull away
- leaveSanctioned time away
- quitCease doing something
- discontinueTo stop doing
- exitWay to leave
abandon · incomplete · attrition · disengagement · withdrawal · departure · unenrolled
Lacking social or economic resources
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- accessibilityEase of approach
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- debtMoney owed another
affordability · first-generation · underprivileged · socioeconomic · retention · obstacles · challenges · at-risk
Alternative diploma certification
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- remedialIntended to fix problems
- credentialProof of qualification
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
bootcamp · retraining · upskilling · second-chance · non-traditional · equivalency
blue-collar
Manual labor workforce
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- techniciansSkilled equipment handlers
- apprenticesNovices learning a craft
craftsmen · operators · mechanics · installers · drivers · warehouse · clerks · servers · cashiers · entry-level
autodidact
One who teaches themselves
- self-educationIndependent pursuit of knowledge
- self-studyLearning independently, without guidance
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
self-motivated · resourcefulness · curiosity · self-reliance · MOOCs · tutorials · skill-building · self-improvement
withdraw
Remove or pull away
- leaveSanctioned time away
- quitCease doing something
- discontinueTo stop doing
exit · abandon · incomplete · attrition · disengagement · withdrawal · departure · unenrolled
disadvantaged
Lacking social or economic resources
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- accessibilityEase of approach
- tuitionPayment for instruction
debt · affordability · first-generation · underprivileged · socioeconomic · retention · obstacles · challenges · at-risk · underserved
GED
Alternative diploma certification
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- remedialIntended to fix problems
- credentialProof of qualification
apprenticeship · bootcamp · retraining · upskilling · second-chance · non-traditional · equivalency
nongraduatesgraduates
Degree recipients
alumni · college graduates · university graduates · completers