Educational Attainment in ZIP Code 36688, Alabama (ZIP Code)

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

• None: no formal education at all
• Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
• Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
• Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
• Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
• Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
• Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
• Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
• Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

• No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
• High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
• Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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