higher education
noun
: education beyond the secondary level
especially
: education provided by a college or university
Examples of higher education in a Sentence
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Qualified Expenses are payments for: qualified higher education, qualified post-secondary credentialing, amounts paid to a small business for which the beneficiary has obtained a small business loan or small farm loan, and amounts paid for the purchase of a first home.
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
There are about 57,000 higher education students in Texas, second only to California, according to estimates by Inside Higher Ed.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 6 July 2025
Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 July 2025
The Ohio Senate passed a bill that would significantly change higher education, including banning diversity programs and limiting faculty tenure.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
There are about 57,000 higher education students in Texas, second only to California, according to estimates by Inside Higher Ed.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 6 July 2025
Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 July 2025
The Ohio Senate passed a bill that would significantly change higher education, including banning diversity programs and limiting faculty tenure.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for higher education
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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