Preparing For College And Careers- Chapter 5 Key Terms
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Accredited
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Ruling that a school has met certain minimum standards in the United States.
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Apprenticeship
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A type of training in which a person learns a trade while working for an employer.
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Associates Degree
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A two-year degree.
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Basic Training
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The first few weeks. (6-13 weeks) of military training. (Officially called Initial-Entry Training and informally called \"Boot Camp\").
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CTE Schools
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(Career and Technical Education) Schools that prepare students for the job market by teaching very specific skills.
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Bachelor's Degree
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A four-year degree.
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Certificate Degree
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Training that typically requires completing several months to two years of classes.
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Cosmetology
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The art of styling hair, applying makeup, and grooming nails.
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Data
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Information, words, facts, numbers, or statistics.
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Diploma Program
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A series of classes that require completing several months to two years of classes.
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Distance Learning
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Classes that you complete on the internet.
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Doctoral Degree
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Degrees earned after earning a four-year bachelor's degree. (An advanced degree from a college or university.)
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Economic Recession
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A period of economic decline when demand for work is low or even stops.
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Enlist
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To join a branch of the military.
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Flexibility
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Your willingness to change or adapt.
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Flextime
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An arrangement in which employees set their schedules to fit their lives.
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Graduate Degree
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An advancement degree from a college or university.
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Postsecondary
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After high school.
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Indentured
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The condition of having a legal contract between an employer and an employee that says the employee will work for the employer for about seven years to learn trade. In the apprenticeship programs of the 12th century.
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Lifelong Learner
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Someone who believes that education and training will never be finished.
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Master's Degree
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Degrees earned after earning a four-year bachelor's degree.
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Personal Road Map
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A plan you make early in your high school career so that you can reach your goals for the future.
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Salary
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Payment for work performance.
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Stepping-Stone Goals
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Short-term goals.
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Things
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Objects
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Transfer Credit
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Having course credit earned at one school applied toward a degree at another school.
