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Higher education, also called
tertiary, third stage or post secondary education,
often known as academia, is the
non-compulsory educational level following the
completion of a school providing a secondary
education, such as a high school, secondary
school, or . Tertiary education is normally taken
to include undergraduate and postgraduate
education, as well as vocational education and
training. Colleges
and
universities are the main institutions that
provide tertiary education (sometimes known
collectively as tertiary institutions).
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Examples of institutions that
provide post-secondary education are vocational
schools, community colleges and universities
in the United States, the TAFEs in Australia,
CEGEPs in Quebec,and the IEKs in Greece. |
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