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Higher education
Post-secondary education at universities, academies, colleges, and institutes of technology etc.
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Higher education
Liberal arts college
Education; Higher education
Higher education institution in which the bachelor's degree emphasis is on liberal or general undergraduate education.
Incomplete
Education; Higher education
Temporary grade indicating that the student has not met all course assignments at the end of the term.
Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Education; Higher education
A standardised test administered world-wide to determine proficiency in English and required by most US institutions of all foreign applicants whose first language is other than English.
Trimester system
Education; Higher education
Academic calendar in which the year is divided into three 15-week terms; students may study full-time in two of the three or full- or part-time in all three.
Assistant professor
Education; Higher education
A junior member of the faculty who has not yet received tenure.
Workforce development
Education; Higher education
Workforce Development refers to the entirety of the systems by which people are educated, trained, upgraded and retrained for employment and participation in the workforce. Included in the process ...
