Part 1
an average of a student's grades in all classes taken, often reported on a four point scale.
What is GPA (Grade Point Average)?
A college or university that is administered by a local or state government and receives funding from government sources.
What is Public School?
a degree awarded by a college or university after completion of an academic program of approximately 120 credit hours (Sometimes called a four year degree).
What is Bachelor's Degree?
A set of tests that allow people who did NOT graduate from high school to obtain high school credentials.
What is GED?
A degree awarded by community colleges, technical schools and some universities after completion of a program of approximately 60 credit hours (also called a two year degree).
What is an Associate's Degree?
What is FAFSA?
a two year school that offers associate degrees and workforce certification programs. (sometimes called a junior degree).
What is Community College?
A college or university that is administered by a private organization and receives the majority of its funding from tuition, fees, and donations to the school.
What is a Private School?
The number of students per member of the faculty.
What is Student-Faculty ratio?
an institution usually made up of multiple colleges (such as liberal arts, medical or business) that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
What is University?
High school courses that count toward high school graduation requirements and earn college credit hours.
What is Dual Credit courses?
An institution that offers classes and instruction leading to a bachelor's degree and/or vocational training and certification.
What is College?
An undergraduate school that awards degrees in areas such as English, History, Economics, Foreign Languages, Math and Science.
What is Liberal Arts College?
A one to two year graduate degree that is earned after a bachelor's degree. The field of study can be an academic discipline or professional field.
What is a Master's Degree?
An official record of a student's grades.
What is Transcript?
Tests that provide the opportunity to earn college or high school credit by passing a standardized test without taking a course.
What is Credit by Exam?
The academic discipline in which student takes most of his or her classes.
What is Major?
A professional field or occupation that one trains for or undertakes as an intentional path.
What is Career?
A graduate level degree that provides training in specific skills related to a career, such as medicine or law.
What is Professional Degree?
Classes offered to students who have not earned a college degree.
What is Undergraduate Classes?
cost of instruction and facility use (classes) at a educational institution. Tuition can be quoted as a cost per credit hour or as a flat rate for a range of credit hours. Fees include general fees, such as for use of libraries and for student activities, and may include course-specific costs, such as lab fees.
What is Tuition and Fees?
a program of challenging high school classes with a global focus. Courses include examinations that may allow a student to earn college credit.
What is IB Program?
What is Weighted GPA?
The portion of students at a college or university who completes a bachelor's degree after four years.
What is Six Year Graduation Rate?
Knowledge, talent, experience, and skills that people possess.
What is Human Capital?