higher education
noun
: education beyond the secondary level
especially
: education provided by a college or university
Examples of higher education in a Sentence
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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This is a notable departure from the widespread bans that marked higher education’s response to AI tools in the initial period after ChatGPT’s emergence in late 2022.
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Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
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FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This is a notable departure from the widespread bans that marked higher education’s response to AI tools in the initial period after ChatGPT’s emergence in late 2022.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
These shifts are because of changes in the economy, as the value of the minimum wage has fallen, more jobs require higher education credentials while the cost of college has increased, and housing affordability has declined.
—Karen Benjamin Guzzo, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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