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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In higher education, insight is power — and emerging technologies are providing it in real time.
—
Rhett Power, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
It is currently controlled by Galileo Global Education Italia, the Italian branch of the international private higher education company GGE, and enrolls an average of 5,000 students from 108 different countries every year.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: Medical school student enrollment is also down nationally, following the Supreme Court decision to strike down affirmative action in higher education.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
Puppets have been a part of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, at least since the city rivaled St. Petersburg as a center of culture and higher education during the Russian Empire.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2025
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Rhett Power, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
It is currently controlled by Galileo Global Education Italia, the Italian branch of the international private higher education company GGE, and enrolls an average of 5,000 students from 108 different countries every year.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: Medical school student enrollment is also down nationally, following the Supreme Court decision to strike down affirmative action in higher education.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
Puppets have been a part of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, at least since the city rivaled St. Petersburg as a center of culture and higher education during the Russian Empire.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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