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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The data mandate seeks to unravel years of thoughtful and holistic review aimed at making the higher education system more equitable, Chang said.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Computer careers: Parents can learn about higher education pathways and computer science career options for their children during a 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 information session at the Rancho Bernardo Library, 17110 Bernardo Center Drive.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Federal government can take up to 15% The U.S. Department of Education can garnish up to 15% of your disposable, or after-tax, pay, said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
The real challenge for higher education is ensuring that students learn to collaborate with these systems rather than graduate unprepared into workplaces already transformed by them.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Computer careers: Parents can learn about higher education pathways and computer science career options for their children during a 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 information session at the Rancho Bernardo Library, 17110 Bernardo Center Drive.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Federal government can take up to 15% The U.S. Department of Education can garnish up to 15% of your disposable, or after-tax, pay, said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
The real challenge for higher education is ensuring that students learn to collaborate with these systems rather than graduate unprepared into workplaces already transformed by them.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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