Higher Ed (traditional)
This degree often takes 2 years and requires approximately 60 credits to complete.
Associate's Degree
This credential requires classwork and a test. People who hold this type of credential must re-test every so often. These credentials are available in both degree and non-degree higher education programs.
Certification
License
Eating and living on a college campus is referred to as....
Room and Board
All careers can be categorized into one of _____ clusters.
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Free money based on need
Grant
The primary concentration a person studies at the college level. Usually must be determined at the end of the sophomore year or beginning of junior year.
Major
A collection of courses in a particular field of study. Usually takes less than two years to complete.
Not a degree, but may be able to go towards a degree later on.
Certificate
The cost of taking college classes
Tuition
Dental Hygiene and nursing are examples of careers that fall under this career cluster
Health Sciences
Free money based on merit (your grades)
Scholarships
This degree typically takes 4 years to complete and requires approximately 120 credits.
Bachelor's Degree
In technical college / higher ed, students learn skills that prepares them for direct entry into a.....
Career
Studying in a different country usually during the junior year of college.
Study Abroad
This is what students can do if they want to leave one college and go to another.
Transfer
The time you spend becoming acquainted with campus before upper classmen arrive
College courses that must be taken in a variety of topics (English, math, science, foreign language, history, plus all the courses related to a person’s major). Provides knowledge across many subject areas. Not necessarily being trained for a specific career
Liberal Arts
Learn while you earn alongside a journeyman or master. Classroom requirement
Apprenticeship
The standardized tests many students have to take in order to be accepted into college
SAT or ACT
Part of financial aid--a job that you can get on campus.
Work Study
These are available to borrow to help pay for college. You must pay them back with interest.
Loans
You must hold this type of degree in order to apply to graduate school (for a masters or PhD) or professional school (medical, veterinary, law).
Bachelor's Degree
An option for students to obtain free technical training after high school. Room and board is included and students receive a stipend and all needed materials.
Job Corps
This comes in the form of grants, scholarships, and loans. Usually people do not have to pay the full amount for college
Financial Aid
When you take college classes while still in high school and get both college and high school credit.
Dual Enrollment
An independent college that sets its own policies. Cost of these colleges is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. These type of schools tend to be more expensive, but have large endowments to help students offset the cost through more generous financial aid packages.
Private Colleges