Higher education

Higher education

Post-secondary education at universities, academies, colleges, and institutes of technology etc.

Contributors in Higher education

Higher education

A process of granting recognition to academic institutions and professional programmes offered by those institutions for meeting established standards of performance, integrity and quality and which ...

Professor

Education; Higher education

The common honorific for all university faculty members. But it is also the formal rank of senior (full) professors.

Proprietary institution

Education; Higher education

Privately owned, profit-making educational institution (mostly) offering practical occupational skills; awards certificates and diplomas.

Elective

Education; Higher education

A course chosen freely by the student from the institution's offerings. Also called 'free elective'.

Achievement Tests (ACH)

Education; Higher education

Subject examinations, administered by the College Board, used to measure academic achievement and for student placement.

Ivy league

Education; Higher education

Association of institutions located in eastern United States originally organised for athletic competitions. The term has since become synonymous with highly selective prestigious and elite ...

Advanced placement programme (ap)

Education; Higher education

A programme offered by the College Board that allows students to take college-level courses while in high school and then take standardised tests to demonstrate whether they have attained ...