College Types & Programs
A smaller institution of higher education offering undergraduate degrees and specialized programs.
What is a College?
A degree awarded after completing a two-year college program.
What is an Associates Degree?
The cost of attending classes and receiving instruction at a college.
What is Tuition?
A student's primary field of study.
What is a Major?
A staff or faculty member who guides students academically and personally.
What is an Academic Advisor?
A larger institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees and research opportunities.
What is a University?
An undergraduate degree typically earned after four years of study.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
Assistance that helps students pay for college, including scholarships, grants, and loans.
What is Financial Aid?
A student's secondary field of study.
What is a Minor?
The department that evaluates and accepts students to a college.
What is the Admissions Office?
A local institution offering associate degrees, vocational training, and transfer opportunities.
What is a Community College?
A student enrolled in a college pursuing a bachelor's degree.
What is an Undergraduate?
A form completed to determine eligibility for federal financial assistance.
What is FAFSA?
The buildings and grounds of a college.
What is a Campus?
A program or event that helps new students adjust to college.
What is Orientation?
A hands-on training program to learn a skilled trade with guidance from a professional.
What is an Apprenticeship?
A student enrolled in at least twelve credits per semester.
What is a Full-Time Student?
A program that provides part-time jobs for students with financial needs.
What is Federal Work-Study?
A student mentor who lives in a dorm and supports residents.
What is a Resident Assistant (RA)?
A student placed on this status must improve grades to stay enrolled.
What is Academic Probation?
Training programs that prepare individuals for a specific career or trade through hands-on learning.
What is Career and Technical Education?
A student enrolled in fewer than twelve credits per semester.
The cost of housing and meals while living on campus.
What is Room and Board?
An official record of grades and completed courses.
What is a Transcript?
A set of required courses students usually take early in college.
What is General Education (Gen Eds)?