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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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While colleges used to regard high school grade-point averages as the best predictor of higher education success, their predictive value has declined.
—Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The city offers a wide variety of athletic facilities and health-care providers as well as higher education opportunities and high quality food, according to RentCafe.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Voters approved all 32 bond measures, including six higher education bond measures, on the ballot between 2008 and 2022, totalling $2.1 billion.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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higher education
noun
: education provided by a college or university
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