College Terms

Colleges that don't receive funding from state government

Place where college or university students live

An official in a college responsible for keeping student records.

Educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the military

A teacher or staff counselor who helps a student plan a course of study.

Technical skills to prepare for a specific occupation

A half-year term in a school or college

A period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time.

Scholastic Assessment Test

Certain number of hours needed for a degree

Take a class for non academic credit

Post Secondary Enrollment Options

A degree granted after a two-year course of study

Fraternities and Sororities

A ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are awarded to graduating students.

A grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.

Allow students to attend colleges/universities in a different state than the one in which they reside for lower tuition

Course chosen by a student from a number of optional subjects as opposed to a required course

Viewed as some of the most honored universities in the world.

Course must be completed prior to another course

A degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study.

An outline of the subjects/rules in a course of study or teaching.

The price for education

Focus on basic concepts in subjects you have not done well with in order to improve

Describing someone's qualities and abilities, written by someone who worked with them previously.

The highest earned academic degree in U.S postsecondary education.

Students who have not yet earned a Bachelor's Degree

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Grade Point Average

Students doing college level work while still in high school

Money to help pay for college or career school.

A student of a college or university who lives in the state or district of that college/university

An official record of a student's work, showing courses taken and grades achieved.

These numbers are the main way colleges organize their course catalog.

The period of the year during which students attend an educational institution