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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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.
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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
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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
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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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