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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While colleges used to regard high school grade-point averages as the best predictor of higher education success, their predictive value has declined.
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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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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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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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