College Vocabulary
The post-high school institution? This is the most common choice for most students.
This is what you earn for a class that lasts all year.
What is a major advantage to earning college credit in High School?
In some cases it free, cheaper than other schools, gets you ahead when you actually do start college, etc.
What test do most colleges require you take in order to apply?
How many years does it take to earn an associate's degree?
Two years
This is the subject or related to the subjects you study in college.
What is a college "major?"
What is the term for the document given upon graduation?
What are classes that you get to choose that are not core classes called.
What is the term for a record of your high school grades?
What are the 4 KAIROS values
Love
Excellence
Agency
Diversity
What are institutions that offer 1-2 year programs that result in a certificate or a 2-year degree?
Community College / Technical School – CCCC, ITT .
What is the term for the average of a student's grades?
This is the name for activities that you can do after school. Participating in these in addition to having a strong academic record makes you appear like a well rounded individual
Extra - curricular clubs and activities
What are things that may help a person qualify to receive a scholarship for college?
Name two study habits.
Answer may vary. Taking notes,rereading class notes, studying for an exam, use note cards, practice and memorize important facts, etc.
What is the term for a 4-year degree earned at a college or university?
This is the name of a class required to take before signing up or taking another class.
The exam that you take to get entrance into a four year college?
The SAT and /or ACT
Name 3 possible options for advancing your education after high school.
Go to a 4 year college, go to trade school, or go to a community college.
A place where you work long term, it offers you better benefits, a salary, and an opportuntity for upward mobility
A career
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?
What is the term for money that is given to a student to help pay for college that doesn't have to be repaid?
Name the highest level of education one can recieve after high school.
Professional degree (medical doctor or attorney)
How much money does an Air Controller make and this is only with a two year degree?
$125, 000 or more each year
As of 2020 - $130,000
Name three benefits of advancing your education beyond high school.
Make more money