Term | Definition |
community collage | post-secondary institution that offers certificates, diplomas, ans associates degrees. Most programs will transfer to a four-year collage/university. |
Compensation | payment given or received in return for work. |
concurrent enrollment | allows academically talented high school juniors and seniors to enroll in university courses and receive collage credit. High school credit is not received. |
credit | is a unit to measure the quantity of classes completed. For example, in one school you will earn 5 credits for each semester you pass. |
critical thinking | the mental process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion.
depreciation |
depreciation | a decease in value due to wear and tear, decay, decline in price, etc. |
doctorate | academic title awarded for completion of an advanced course of study beyond a bachelor's degrees-the highest level of graduate school |
down payment | an initial amount paid at the time of purchase in installment buying. |
dual credit | a course taken while in high school through college that awards both high school and college credit at the same time. |
Dual enrollment | enrolled in two institutions at the same time |
elective | classes that the student can choose |
cooperative education program | an arrangement in which teachers coordinate classroom instruction with a students' part-time work in the field. Students spend part of the day at school and part of the day on the job. |