non-graduate
noun[C]
(alsonongraduate)uk/ˌnɒnˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/us/ˌnɑːnˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/apersonwho does not have adegreefrom auniversityorcollege, or, in the US, adiplomafrom a highschool:
Whilst adegreeis noguaranteeof ajob, there is nodoubtthat if you have one, it gives you anenormousadvantageover a non-graduate.
Evengraduateswithfirst-classdegreesare having to take non-graduatejobs.
- Hefeltat adisadvantageas he was a non-graduate.
- It wasfoundthat theearningsgapbetweenfemalegraduatesand non-graduates washigherthan for men.
- It was only when shemovedto thecitythat sheencounteredprejudiceagainst non-graduates.
University & college education
- academe
- academia
- anti-university
- beadle
- business school
- go up
- grad
- graduate
- hall
- honour
- Oxon
- pass degree
- poly
- polytechnic
- post-college
- the groves of academeidiom
- trimester
- varsity
- vice chancellor
- warden