Colleges
What is name given to any post-high school institution?
College
The office to which a student send his or her college application
Admissions Office
What is the term for the amount it costs to take classes at a college?
Tuition
money that you pay to your college/university per semester, course, or credit
What is Tuition?
A public college, typically offering associates degrees, with open admissions
A school that specializes in subjects such as drawing, photography, and fashion design
College of Fine Arts
The office that decides how much money a student will receive in grants and loans
Financial Aid Office
The most common graduate degree, which generally takes 1 to 3 years to obtain
Masters
money that you don't have to pay back. It is provided by federal or state government, an institution, or some other nonprofit funding.
What is Grants?
What is the term for a record of your high school grades?
Transcript
What is the term for a 4-year degree earned at a college or university?
Bachelor's Degree
What is the term for the average of a student's grades?
Grade Point Average (GPA)
What is the term for money that is given to a student to help pay for college that doesn't have to be repaid?
Scholarship
What is the name of a program that allows students to earn college credit for classes that they take at their high school?
Advance Placement (AP)
What are things that may help a person qualify to receive a scholarship for college?
Financial need, grades, sports,
What is the term for a 2-year degree earned at a Community College?
Associate Degree
What is the term for the area of study a person focuses on in college?
Major
What is the term for money that a student gets from a bank to help pay for college that has to be repaid when the student finishes college?
Student Loan
What is a program that allows students to take college courses at a local college or university while still being a high school student?
PSEO (Post Secondary Enrollment Options)
Running Start
What type of classes such as MSIT, Accounting, are offered here at LHS that provide career readiness, and certifications? ( career...)
CTE
Career Technology Education
A four-year degree that requires a student to take a significant number of credits in a visual or performing art
Bachelors of Fine Arts
What is the type of college that focuses on hands-on skills and knowledge that prepares students for a specific job?
Technical College
a federal form required as the application for all students who wish to apply for financial aid
What is FAFSA?
Who can help you learn more about post secondary high school options?
Your school counselor at LHS :)
A school that includes many different schools, such as a college of nursing and a college of business, and that has graduate students
University