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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With an open conversation about affordability, the next step is to explore what affordability means in higher education.
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Robert Cole, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Another incentive used to entice potential spies is higher education in a foreign country.
—Yossi Melman, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Under Matsuda’s leadership, the district developed a new educational approach known as the Career Preparedness Systems Framework, created in partnership with higher education institutions, private companies and nonprofits.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
The Republicans want to cut higher education down to size politically while the Democrats want to keep it a strong source of patronage and propaganda.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
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Robert Cole, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Another incentive used to entice potential spies is higher education in a foreign country.
—Yossi Melman, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Under Matsuda’s leadership, the district developed a new educational approach known as the Career Preparedness Systems Framework, created in partnership with higher education institutions, private companies and nonprofits.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
The Republicans want to cut higher education down to size politically while the Democrats want to keep it a strong source of patronage and propaganda.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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