School and College Vocabulary:
1. To attend classes: to go to classes
2. Bachelor's degree: an undergraduate course which usually lasts 3 - 4 years
3. Boarding school: a school where pupils live during term time
4. Distance learning: a way of studying where tuition is carried out over the Internet or by post
5. Face - to - face classes: as opposed to distance learning the traditional way of studying in a classroom with colleagues and a teacher
6. To fall behind with your studies: to progress less quickly than others
7. A graduation ceremony: an event where a successful student receives his or her academic degree
8. Higher education: education, usually in a college or university, that is followed after high school or secondary school
9. An intensive course: a course that offers lots of training in order to reach a goal in as short a time as possible
10. To keep up with your studies: to not fall behind
11. To learn something by heart: to memorize it
12. Master's degree: a period of study which often follows the completion of a bachelors degree or is undertaken by someone regarded as capable of a higher - level academic course
13. To meet a deadline: to finish a job or task in the time allowed or agreed
14. To play truant: to stay away from classes without permission
15. Subject specialist: a teacher who has a great deal of knowledge about the subject they teach.
16. Tuition fees: the money paid for a course of study