| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| HEC | Hawaiian Educational Council |
| HEC | Higher Education Challenge |
| HEC | Home Education Connection |
| HEC | Home Education Convention |
| HECap | Higher Education Capital |
| HECAP | Higher Education Career Advisors Pilot |
| HECAP | Higher Education Career Advisors Pilot Project |
| HECAP | Higher Education Climate Action Partnership |
| HECE | Higher Education in Clinical Engineering |
| HECS | Higher Education Commonwealth Supported |
| HECS | Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
| HECS | Higher Education Contributions Scheme |
| HECS | Higher Education Contributory Scheme |
| HECT | Hesselink Education Communication Training |
| HED | heavy episodic drinking |
| HED | Higher Education Department |
| HEDA | Higher Education Data Architecture |
| HEDP | Higher Education Development Program (Philippines) |
| HEDS | Higher Education Data Sharing |
| HEDS | Higher Education Digitisation Service |