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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The National College Attainment Network, a nonprofit aimed at improving student access to higher education, has calculated each state's affordability gap for nearly a decade. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025 How RIFs affect repayment assistance, forgiveness Often, federal agencies provide their employees with student loan repayment assistance of up to $10,000 per year, said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. Annie Nova, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 Days after the proposal was rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the White House extended the offer to all higher education institutions, a source told Bloomberg. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 Oct. 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, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for higher education

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of higher education was in 1834

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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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higher education

noun
: education provided by a college or university

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