higher education
noun
: education beyond the secondary level
especially
: education provided by a college or university
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Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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This includes students with disabilities, students who are low-income and students in early childhood or higher education programs.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
Although 2024 was a year where the headlines often focused on influential donors pulling their contributions to colleges over their displeasure with how campus protests or other controversies were handled, overall generosity for higher education continued to grow, sustaining a recent trend.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration's requests and pause on federal funding represent a broader, unprecedented attempt by the federal government to sway the affairs of higher education institutions.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
More than 12 million people were enrolled in IDR plans as of September 2024, according to higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
Although 2024 was a year where the headlines often focused on influential donors pulling their contributions to colleges over their displeasure with how campus protests or other controversies were handled, overall generosity for higher education continued to grow, sustaining a recent trend.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration's requests and pause on federal funding represent a broader, unprecedented attempt by the federal government to sway the affairs of higher education institutions.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
More than 12 million people were enrolled in IDR plans as of September 2024, according to higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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