HCP Capstone college terms

application used by the federal government to award federal financial aid to college students

• ACT

• CAPMT

• FAFSA

• CGT

Type of degree awarded when you graduate from a 4 year college/university

• Associates

• Bachelors

• Masters

• Doctorate

Students that are enrolled in a college or university and are trying to get their bachelors degree

• Undergraduate

• Graduate

• Doctorate

• None of the above

Office that manages academic records (like transcripts) at a college

• Counseling Office

• Registrar

• Dean's Office

• Provost

Student who lives off-campus and travels to school for courses and other activities.

• Commuter Student

• Transfer Student

• Religious Student

• Liberal Student

A two-year school that offers associate degrees and workforce certification programs.

• Community College

• Associate College

• University

• Liberal Arts College

Cost of instruction and facility use at an educational institution. Cost per credit hour or flat rate for a range of credit hours.

• Student-faculty ratio

• Out-of-state tuition

• In-state-tuition

• Tuition

A degree awarded by community colleges, technical schools and some universities after completion of a program of approximately 60 credit hours.

• Doctorate (PHD)

• Master’s Degree

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Associate Degree

An institution usually made up of multiple colleges that offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

• Vocational School

• University

• Human Capital

• Admission Process

Aprofessional field or occupation that one trains for or undertakes as as intentional path.

• A set of tests to enter a college

• An academic discipline

• An institution of classes

• Career