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College Week Vocab

AVID College Week Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Undergraduate A student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's degree.
Dormitory A building, as at a college, containing a number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents, usually along with common bathroom facilities and recreation areas.
Bachelor's Degree A degree awarded by a college or university to a person who has completed undergraduate studies.
Associate's Degree A degree granted especially by junior colleges after completion of two years of study.
ACT The ACT test is a test that high school students take to get in to colleges that take the ACT test.
SAT The SAT test is a test that high school students take to get into colleges that take the SAT test.
Room and Board Lodging and meals earned, purchased for a set fee, or otherwise provided.
Enrollment The number of persons enrolled, as for a course or in a school.
HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Tuition The charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university.
Transcript A written, typewritten, or printed copy; something transcribed or made by transcribing.
Financial Aid Money to support a worthy person or cause.
FAFSA A program to help students pay for college.
Liberal Arts The academic course of instruction at a college intended to provide general knowledge and comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects.
Major a subject or field of study chosen by a student to represent his or her principal interest and upon which a large share of his or her efforts are concentrated: History was my major at college.
Minor A subject or a course of study pursued by a student, especially a candidate for a degree, subordinately or supplementary to a major or principal subject or course.
Credit Hour A unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester.
Scholarship A sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, etc., to pursue his or her studies.
Public College A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or sub national government, as opposed to private universities.
Private College Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive tax breaks, public student loans, and grants.
Technical College Institute of technology is a designation employed for a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system.
Community College A community college is a type of educational institution.
Vocational School A vocational school (or trade school or career school), providing vocational education, is a school in which students are taught the skills needed to perform a particular job.
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