Definitions for Higher Education
high·er ed·u·ca·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. higher educationnoun

   education provided by a college or university

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. higher educationnoun

   University education or higher.

2. higher educationnoun

   Continued education after the point at which attendance of an educational institution is no longer compulsory.

WikipediaRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Higher education

   Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education. It represents levels 6, 7 and 8 of the 2011 version of the International Standard Classification of Education structure. Tertiary education at a non-degree level is sometimes referred to as further education or continuing education as distinct from higher education. The right of access to higher education is mentioned in a number of international human rights instruments. The UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 declares, in Article 13, that "higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education". In Europe, Article 2 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, adopted in 1950, obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education Since World War II, developed and many developing countries have increased the participation of the age group who mostly studies higher education from the elite rate, of up to 15 per cent, to the mass rate of 16 to 50 per cent. In many developed countries, participation in higher education has continued to increase towards universal or, what Trow later called, open access, where over half of the relevant age group participate in higher education. Higher education is important to national economies, both as an industry, in its own right, and as a source of trained and educated personnel for the rest of the economy. College educated workers have commanded a measurable wage premium and are much less likely to become unemployed than less educated workers.

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1. Higher education

   Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education is the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology. Higher education also includes certain college-level institutions, such as vocational schools, trade schools, and career colleges, that award academic degrees or professional certifications. The right of access to higher education is mentioned in a number of international human rights instruments. The UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 declares, in Article 13, that "higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education". In Europe, Article 2 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, adopted in 1950, obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education.

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How to pronounce Higher Education?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Higher Education in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Higher Education in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Higher Education in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Higher Education in a Sentence

1. Marco Rubio:

   Our higher education system is controlled by what amounts to a cartel of existing colleges and universities, which use their power over the accreditation process to block innovative, low-cost competitors from entering the market.

2. Bill Maher:

   I've heard this from so many nurses and teachers and administrators rolling their eyes when relating how they needed to take some bulls --- course in order to advance in the field when really they've already learned what they need by working the job, but in the grift that is our higher education, when you want to move up, ‘ Hold on there ! Not so fast ! Tollbooth ahead ! You need to pay for more ’ education' before you we decide you could do what you do.' F ---, this is what Scientology does, makes you keep taking courses to move up to ‘ The Bridge of Total Freedom. ’.

3. Anusha Ravi:

   It doesn't look good for higher education in general and doesn't make an institution look good, as a college student, I do believe that when people are evaluating their own education, they're not only looking at classes, but campus culture and safety.

4. Betsy DeVos:

   We have a crisis in higher education.

5. Greg Murphy:

   As a physician of over 30 years and Ranking Member of the Higher Education and Workforce Innovation Subcommittee, there is nothing more important to me than the health and well-being of our students, leading experts agree that some students may lose as much as one year’s worth of educational progress in the absence of in-person learning.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Higher Education
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Higher_Education
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Education
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Higher Education