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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That's in addition to his other announcements for the creation of three China-SCO centers for tech innovation, higher education and vocational training.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Sep. 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, 3 Sep. 2025
Taken together, higher education and student loan borrower advocates have expressed concerns that these reforms will collectively force Americans to rely more on private student loans to cover the costs of a degree.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But he’s not convinced there’s any way to work an agreement that would not ultimately harm higher education.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Sep. 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, 3 Sep. 2025
Taken together, higher education and student loan borrower advocates have expressed concerns that these reforms will collectively force Americans to rely more on private student loans to cover the costs of a degree.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But he’s not convinced there’s any way to work an agreement that would not ultimately harm higher education.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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