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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Undergraduate, Arizona residents: 3% Undergraduate, out-of-state: 3.5% Graduate, Arizona residents: 4%
Graduate, out-of-state: 4.5%
Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.
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The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The debt load also contradicts Americans’ cherished assumptions about the value of higher education.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The upheaval comes at a time when many small, private schools with low brand recognition and few big donors are struggling to cope with myriad financial problems, according to the credit-rating agency Fitch Ratings, which closely follows institutions of higher education.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
The issue of student loan debt is only set to get worse as the price of higher education continues to rise.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Take Harvard, the go-to example of higher education and often the target of conservatives’ ire.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Unlike other components of Biden’s campaign to reduce the financial burden of higher education, the debate over how to fairly set costs for college course materials, including textbooks, has a long history.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Robey said increasing tuition will also discourage students from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue higher education.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
Details of the new plan have come into focus in recent months as the Education Department brought its ideas to a panel of outside negotiators with an interest in higher education, ranging from students to loan servicers.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The debt load also contradicts Americans’ cherished assumptions about the value of higher education.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The upheaval comes at a time when many small, private schools with low brand recognition and few big donors are struggling to cope with myriad financial problems, according to the credit-rating agency Fitch Ratings, which closely follows institutions of higher education.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
The issue of student loan debt is only set to get worse as the price of higher education continues to rise.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Take Harvard, the go-to example of higher education and often the target of conservatives’ ire.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Unlike other components of Biden’s campaign to reduce the financial burden of higher education, the debate over how to fairly set costs for college course materials, including textbooks, has a long history.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Robey said increasing tuition will also discourage students from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue higher education.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
Details of the new plan have come into focus in recent months as the Education Department brought its ideas to a panel of outside negotiators with an interest in higher education, ranging from students to loan servicers.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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