Definition of higher education Higher education
high•er ed•u•ca•tion
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What does higher education mean?
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| higher education - education provided by a college or university |
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- higher education (Noun)
University education or higher. - higher education (Noun)
Continued education after the point at which attendance of an educational institution is no longer compulsory.
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higher education
Study beyond secondary school at an institution that offers programs terminating in undergraduate and graduate degrees.\n(Source: COE)
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The expression higher education talks about the educational process, the centers and the institutions that are after the secondary education. In it a higher degree (or title) can be obtained.
Generally, to be 18 years old as a minimum is needed in order to have the right to enter to any higher education. That supposes as if completed the primary education and the secondary education before entering. It is common that there exist ways of selection or some exams of selection of the candidates based on the abilities or preparation of the secondary school. According to the country, these examinations can be of state, local or university conditions and area. In other systems no type of selection exists. It is possible to give also an attention that more and more institutions of higher education allow, or they same encourage the right to enter of adult people that had not been necessarily successful in the secondary education; this is applied especially to the open universities.
Preparation.
The preparation that offers the higher education is of professional or academic type. It is distinguished among studies of predegree, degree (university career) and graduate (master and doctorate) according to the system of professional degree and academic degrees. The establishments of higher education were traditionally the universities, but in addition other educational centers are considered: institutes, centers of formation of the teaching staff, academies of fine arts, conservatories, pol
