College Vocabulary

The department which accepts or rejects your entry into a college or university based on your application, essay, and recommendations.

• Prerequisite
• Transcript
• Admissions
• Private College

A student who is in college seeking their first associate or bachelor’s degree

• Undergraduate Student
• Graduate Student
• Major
• Minor

A student who continues with their studies after graduating with their bachelor’s degree.

• Major
• Graduate Student
• Undergraduate Student
• Minor

A two-year institution providing lower-level college courses at more affordable rates; sometimes called “junior college;” upon graduating from here, students can often transfer to a four year institution.

• University
• Public College
• Private College
• Community College

A higher education institution that offers four-year programs; often composed of different schools for different majors; although used interchangeably with the term “college,” this institution usually features a graduate school program as well.

• University
• Public College
• Private College
• Community College

the grounds and buildings of a university or college.

• Public College
• Trade School
• Campus
• Tuition

A college that is funded by organizations other than the government; can be religiously affiliated

• Public College
• University
• Trade School
• Private College

A college run and funded by the state or other government agency.

• Public College
• University
• Trade School
• Private College

A school that specializes in specific career readiness fields like mechanics, cosmetology, culinary arts; also known as a technical or vocational school.

• University
• Trade School
• Private College
• Public College

Money paid for the education received at a school.

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• Major
• Tuition