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graduate

[graj´oo-at]

1. person who has received a degree from a university or college.

2. a measuring vessel marked by a series of lines.

grad·u·ate

(grad'yū-ăt),

A vessel, usually of glass and suitably marked, used for measuring the volume of liquids; graduate cylinder.

[Mediev. L. graduatus, fr. L. gradus, step]

graduate

An obsolete term that dignified laboratory glassware with marks for measuring volume; it is still used in adjectival form, as in a graduated cylinder.

graduate

1. person who has received a degree from a university or college.

2. a measuring vessel marked by a series of lines.

graduate programs

educational programs for persons who already have their basic degree that entitles them to practice. Includes programs provided for persons attempting postgraduate research degrees, vocational diplomas and coursework masterates, and for refresher and update courses for professional veterinarians under the general heading of professional continuing education.

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5,211 out of a total of 6,466 full-time fresh NUS graduates from the Class of 2017 and 595 out of 825 follow-up NUS graduates3 participated in the joint survey.

Singapore : Good employment prospects and higher salaries for NUS graduates

The study shows the percentage of recent graduates working in these roles has risen from 41 per cent in September 2002 to 49 per cent in September 2017.

Half of recent graduates working in non-graduate roles, research shows

Comparing the results of the survey for the graduates of private and government educational institutions, the results showed that graduates of government educational institutions are more employed than the graduates of private educational institutions.

Higher Education Ministry Releases Graduate Surveys Reports

Graduates with computer science degrees reported making the most money, with an average annual salary of $68,204.

Newest crop of WWU grads report higher employment and better salaries, but more stipend positions

college graduates with Internet access, conducted Feb.

Black College Grads More Likely to Graduate With Debt; Black graduates have lower levels of well-being than other college graduates

THOUSANDS of graduates are still struggling to find work, despite a drop in unemployment among university leavers, research suggests.

Graduates still 'struggling to find work' despite jobless dip

Kris Collins of Millbury, a 1990 graduate of Dartmouth High School and 1994 graduate of UMass at Amherst, will teach in Rhode Island.

Grads join Teach For America

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Announcing AACN scholarship recipients for the 2007-08 Academic Year

Entrust delivers Graduate Work Experience in the North-East.

Graduates given enterprising start

In fact, Target just finished hiring scores of spring graduates as department managers, said Stephanie Kasberg, a Target store manager in Apple Valley who is also involved in campus recruiting.

WHERE TO TOSS YOUR HAT RECENT GRADUATE? HERE'S WHERE THE JOBS ARE

Several CDP-ers asserted that the CDP had directed and defined their career, and one graduate said CDP had been "immeasurably" career-defining, going on to say, "CDP was a life-changing event for me and much of my career success is directly linked to things I learned in CDP and people I met throughout CDP.

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