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| Remediation | Sequences of increasingly advanced courses designed to bring academically underprepared students to the academic skill level expected when entering higher education |
| Backwards Planning | A strategy in which you start with the end goal and plan backwards to determine the steps needed to get to that end goal |
| Career Pathway | A series of connected education and training programs that allow you to secure a job and then to advance within an industry or occupation |
| Debt To Income Ratio | A standard tool that calculates whether a borrower will have difficulty meeting his or her loan repayment obligations |
| Job Outlook | The demand for a particular job when you are qualified and ready to enter the field |
| Occupation | A person's job or profession; a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living |
| Entry Level Job | A job that generally requires little skill and knowledge, and is generally of a low pay. These jobs may require physical strength or some on-site training |
| Wage | A payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily |