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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Many attended or had graduated from Stillman College, one of the jewels of Black higher education in the state and a hotbed of political activism.
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John M. Giggie / Made By History, TIME, 7 June 2024
Keep learned about a program named Torero Urban Scholars that works to reconnect those who formerly were incarcerated with higher education.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
Their other daughter, Rowan, 20, is also out of the house and pursuing higher education.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
The escalating situation — union leaders said Friday that strikes would expand next week to UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine — could have a lasting impact on how one of the country’s largest university systems deals with one of the biggest higher education unions.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
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John M. Giggie / Made By History, TIME, 7 June 2024
Keep learned about a program named Torero Urban Scholars that works to reconnect those who formerly were incarcerated with higher education.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
Their other daughter, Rowan, 20, is also out of the house and pursuing higher education.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
The escalating situation — union leaders said Friday that strikes would expand next week to UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine — could have a lasting impact on how one of the country’s largest university systems deals with one of the biggest higher education unions.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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