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People who go to college earn more money than people who do not. The graph below show the comparison of earnings of people with different levels of education. See more at []

Average Annual Earnings for College Graduates and Non-Graduates
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Surveys, March 1998, 1999, and 2000. ||
 * **Professional Degree** ||>  || $109,600 ||
 * **Doctoral Degree** ||>  || $89,400 ||
 * **Master's Degree** ||>  || $62,300 ||
 * **Bachelor's Degree** ||>  || $52,200 ||
 * **Associate's Degree** ||>  || $38,200 ||
 * **Some College** ||>  || $36,800 ||
 * **High School Graduate** ||>  || $30,400 ||
 * **Some High School** ||>  || $23,400 ||
 * > **Average Annual Earnings—Different Levels of Education.**

__College Vocabulary you should know (from__ []) __:__
**advisor**- counselor to student who offers academic advice. **bachelor’s degree**- awarded for completing a four-year program at a college, university or professional school; usually 120 credits or more; common programs are arts (BA), business administration (BBA), fine arts (BFA), and science (BS). **college-** four-year higher education institution, often emphasizing the liberal arts; alternatively, a division within a university. **community college-** two-year school with programs for associate's degrees; junior college. **degree-** title awarded upon completion of an academic program. **doctor's degree-** awarded for completion of the most advanced studies. **dorm-** dormitory; building housing students, usually in semiprivate rooms. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**double major**- simultaneously seeking two degrees in two majors. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**FAFSA**- Free Application for Federal Student Aid; filed by all seeking aid; used to determine aid eligibility. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**financial aid package-** a student's total amount of financial aid; may include loans, scholarships, grants and/or work-study participation. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**fraternity-** social organization with male student members. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**freshman-** student in the first year of studies; has completed less than 30 credit hours. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">full-time student- student carrying full course load; for undergraduates, usually 12 or more credit hours a semester. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**GED-** General Education Development; examination taken as an equivalent substitute for high school graduation. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**GPA-** grade point average; the weighted average of course grades; usually based on a 4.0 scale. For example, course X is 3 credit hours, course Y is 4 credit hours and course Z is 1 credit hour. The respective grades for X, Y and Z are A, C and B. GPA = (3*4)+(4*2)+(1*3) / (3+4+1) = 23 / 8 = 2.88 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**graduate studies-** studies beyond the bachelor’s degree. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**grant-** money given to a student to pay for all or part of cost of college; repayment is not required. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**GRE-** Graduate Record Examination; taken when seeking admission to graduate level studies. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">internship- job held by a student and usually with work activities related to the student's major. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Ivy League-** eight prestigious schools located in America's northeast: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**junior college**- two-year school with programs for associate's degrees; community college. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**loan**- financial aid for students or parents; must be repaid, but often not until student finishes studies. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**major-** area of study or field of specialization; concentration of courses. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**master's degree-** awarded for completion of studies beyond a bachelor's degree. **minor-** secondary area of study. **PhD**- Doctor of Philosophy; a type of doctor's degree. **SAT**- Scholastic Aptitude Test; measures aptitude in mathematics, verbal comprehension and problem solving. Taken by students in their junior and/or senior year of high school. Required by many colleges as a condition of admission. **sorority**- social organization with female student members **tuition**- the money charged for course instruction. **undergraduate studies-** studies leading to an associate's or bachelor's degree. **university-** higher education institution usually offering graduate degrees and organized into various schools

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