higher education
noun
: education beyond the secondary level
especially
: education provided by a college or university
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Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Fortier has worked with higher education clients to secure H-1B visas for 22 years.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
This nonprofit coalition links government, business, and higher education to simultaneously enhance local cyber defenses and develop the next generation of cyber professionals.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 29 July 2025
This could have profound effects in access to higher education.
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Turner has published several research papers on the role and impact of federal financing in higher education and previously served as an economic adviser within the Department of Education.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
This nonprofit coalition links government, business, and higher education to simultaneously enhance local cyber defenses and develop the next generation of cyber professionals.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 29 July 2025
This could have profound effects in access to higher education.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Turner has published several research papers on the role and impact of federal financing in higher education and previously served as an economic adviser within the Department of Education.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 28 July 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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