Types of Colleges
Rely mainly on tuition, fees and private sources of funding.
What is a Private College?
A college entrance test that determines college readiness.
What is the SAT/ACT?
Usually another name for graduation.
What is Commencement?
A location on a college campus where students go for recreation, socialization, or governmental student activities.
What is a Student Union Building?
An oral presentation intended to teach or inform someone of specific information.
What is a lecture?
Offer four-year programs that lead to a bachelor's degree.
What is a Four-Year College?
A written request admission to a college.
What is an Application?
Traditionally in charge of a major area of a college.
What is a dean?
Another name for college dorms/dormitories.
What are Residence Halls?
A secondary course of study in college.
These colleges offer a broad base of courses in the liberal arts, which includes areas such as literature, history, languages, mathematics and life sciences.
What is a Liberal Arts College?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
What is the FAFSA?
A subject or field of study chosen by a college student.
What is a major?
A class room/ auditorium where a big group of students go to listen to a professor.
What is a lecture hall?
This is basically a "job" that you will have as part of your financial aid package.
What is a work-study?
Often are larger and offer more majors and degree options—bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees—than colleges.
What is a university?
“Free” money given to attend college. Normally one must meet certain qualifications financially to receive.
What is a grant?
A lower level class must be taken to take higher level class….example: Biology 1 before Biology 2.
What is a prerequisite?
Where students can buy books and other school supplies.
What is the book store?
These are most often fellow students who have been hired to "work" in the residence halls to help build community, provide resources, and handle emergencies.
What is a Resident Adviser (RA)?
Offer specialized training in a particular industry or career.
What are Vocational-technical and career colleges?
An official report given by a college/school which contains official records of an individual student.
What is a transcript?
The number of college level credits one must take to be considered a full-time student.
What is 12?
A common place students go to study.
What is the library?
Completion rate of the cumulative/attempted credit hours to maintain financial aid.
What is 67%?