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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How these institutions choose to respond may determine whether higher education remains a space for open inquiry.
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Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
Large Southern state schools — including the University of Texas — are attracting a geographically diverse student body as Americans are increasingly disillusioned with the value of higher education.
—Thomas Oide, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
College Becoming a Luxury: As student aid dwindles and loan protections vanish, higher education may slip out of reach for millions.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Yet at a time when higher education needs these students, the proportion of Hispanic high school graduates heading directly to college is lower than for white students, and falling.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
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Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
Large Southern state schools — including the University of Texas — are attracting a geographically diverse student body as Americans are increasingly disillusioned with the value of higher education.
—Thomas Oide, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
College Becoming a Luxury: As student aid dwindles and loan protections vanish, higher education may slip out of reach for millions.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Yet at a time when higher education needs these students, the proportion of Hispanic high school graduates heading directly to college is lower than for white students, and falling.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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