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a graduate-level degree that provides training in specific skills related to a career, such as medicine or law.

a measure of a student’s grades compared to the other students in the class.

classes offered tostudents who have not earned a college degree.

an official record of a student’sgrades.

the historic or currentassociation of a college with a religious faith.require specific religious instruction.

a professional field or occupation that one trains for or undertakes as an intentional path.

an undergraduate school that awards degrees in areas such as English,history, economics,foreign languages,math &science.

a grade point average (GPA)that is calculated with extra points added to thegrade value for honors or advanced classes.

a set of tests that allow people who did not graduate from high school to obtain high school credentials.

the application and evaluation process a prospective student goes through to be accepted to a school.

high school courses that count toward high school graduation requirements and earn college credit hours.

a 1 to 2 graduate degree that is earned after a bachelor’s degree. academic discipline or professional field

college or university that is a private organization & receives the majority of its funding from tuition,fees and donat

like a technical school

an average of a student’s grades in all classes taken, oftenreported on a four-point scale.

an application that includes financialinformation about a student and family (determine the student'seligibility)

the cost of living and eatingon campus.

a program of college-level courses taught in high schools to prepare students for Advanced Placement (AP)tests.

A commuter student lives...

the academic discipline in which astudent takes most of his or her classes.

earn college or high school credit by passing a standardized test without taking a course.

post- high-school institutions that provide technical training. Programs sometimes lead tocertifications or licenses.

True or false, the number of studentsper member of the faculty is the amount of students for every teacher.

the tuition paid by students who reside in the same state as the college or university they attend.

a program of challenging highschool classes with a global focus.

a college or university that is administered by a local or state government and receives funding from government sources

a degree awarded by community colleges, technical schools and some universities after 60 credits

institution usually made up ofa lot ofcolleges (liberal arts, medical,or business)offers bachelor's, master's & doctoral

a two-year school that offers associate degrees and workforcecertification programs (sometimes called a junior college).

an institution that offers classes and instruction leading to a bachelor’s degree/vocational training and certification.

the tuition paid by students who reside in a different state from the college or university they attend.

an educational institutionthat provides housing for students.

cost of instruction and facilityuse (classes) at an educational institution.as a cost per credit hour

a degree awarded by a college or university after completion of an academic program of approximately 120 credit hours