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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This effort is driven by the Arkansas ACCESS legislation, a comprehensive reform law signed in 2025 that requires a thorough review and restructuring of the state's higher education system.
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Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
The demands on our K–12 schools and higher education institutions continued to grow while the ground was continually shifting under their feet.
—Matt Gandal, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
None of this is to deny that ideological excess exists in higher education.
—Ryan Gable, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Krish and Lakshmi work as professors Krish and Lakshmi both work in higher education at universities in San Diego.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
The demands on our K–12 schools and higher education institutions continued to grow while the ground was continually shifting under their feet.
—Matt Gandal, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
None of this is to deny that ideological excess exists in higher education.
—Ryan Gable, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Krish and Lakshmi work as professors Krish and Lakshmi both work in higher education at universities in San Diego.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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