611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in furnishing academic courses and granting degrees at baccalaureate or graduate levels. The requirement for admission is at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training. Instruction may be provided in diverse settings, such as the establishment's or client's training facilities, educational institutions, the workplace, or the home, and through diverse means, such as correspondence, television, the Internet, or other electronic and distance-learning methods. The training provided by these establishments may include the use of simulators and simulation methods.

Illustrative Examples:
Colleges (except junior colleges)
Theological seminaries offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
Military academies, college-level
Universities
Professional schools (e.g., business administration, dental, law, medical)

Cross-References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing academic, or academic and technical, courses and granting associate degrees, certificates, or diplomas below the baccalaureate level are classified in Industry 611210, Junior Colleges.

Index Entries

Academies, college or university
Academies, military service (college)
Bible colleges offering baccalaureate degrees
Business colleges or schools offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
Coast Guard Academy
Colleges (except junior colleges)
Colleges, universities, and professional schools
Conservatories of music (colleges or universities)
Dental schools
Hospital management schools offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
Hospitality management schools offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
Law schools
Medical schools
Military academies, college-level
Military service academies (college)
Parochial schools, college-level
Private colleges (except community or junior college)
Professional schools (e.g., business administration, dental, law, medical)
Schools, correspondence, college-level
Schools, medical
Schools, music (colleges or universities)
Schools, online, college-level (through a website or mobile application)
Schools, professional (colleges or universities)
Seminaries, theological, offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
Theological seminaries offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
Universities