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| Accuplacer/ASSET | Advising, Placement, and Retention System – an assessment-advising program designed to identify the basic skill levels of students as they enter two-year institutions. |
| Adaptation | the process or state of changing to fit a new environment or different conditions, or the resulting change |
| Associate's Degree | 2 year college degree from a community college, university, college, or technical school. |
| Bachelor's Degree | 4 year college degree from a university/college earned by completing undergraduate coursework and are awarded in specific concentrations. |
| Career & Technical Education | educational programs that specialize in the skilled trades, applied sciences, modern technologies, and career preparation |
| Certifications | an official document that gives proof and details of something such as personal status, educational achievements, ownership, or authenticity |
| Changing Economy | a transformation that occurs within an economy that either increases, sustains, or depletes its vitality |
| College | post-secondary institution offering a collection of degrees in one specific area; also an undergraduate division or school in a university. |
| Community College | postsecondary school with up to 2-year programs leading to certificates, diplomas, or associate degrees. |
| Competency | the quality of being adequately or well qualified in a skill or ability. |
| Correlation | a relationship in which two or more things are mutual or complementary, or one thing is caused by another |
| Credential | a professional or industry certification proving a person's qualifications, awarded for occupational competency typically by passing an exam. |
| Depression | extended period of negative economic activity; unemployment, declining income & production. |
| Diverse Economy | economy composed of many ethnic, as well as socioeconomic and gender, groups |
| Doctoral Degree | postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities, highest level of academic degree. |
