The document outlines the DDC hierarchical structure for classifying education topics. It shows that education is classified under 300 Social Sciences, with the subcategories 370 Education, 378 Higher Education, and 378.3 Student aid and related topics. Higher education is further broken down into organization and activities, academic degrees, and student aid related topics.

1. DDC Hierarchical Structure
000 computer science, information & general work
100 Philosophy & psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Science
400 Language
500 Science
600 Technology
700 Arts & recreation
800 Literature
900 History & geography
310 Collection of general statistic
320 Political Science
330 Economics
340 Law

2. 350 Public administration & military science
360 Social problem & service, association
370 Education
380 Commerce communication & transportation
390 Customs, etiquette & folklore
370
Education
371 Schools and their activities
372 Primary Education
373 secondary education
374 Adult educations
375 Curricular
378 Higher education
379 Public policy issues in education

3. 378
Higher education
378.3
378.1 378.2 Student aid and
Organization and Academic degrees and related topics
activities in hi higher related topics
education
Sears list Higher education
378
UF Education, Higher
BT Education
NT Adult education
Colleges and Universities
Junior Colleges
Professional education
Technical education
University extension