"segment of students" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a specific group or section of students within a larger group. Example: The school's new program aims to cater to the needs of a diverse segment of students, including those with learning disabilities, English language learners, and gifted students.
Note: A certain segment of students will change majors once or twice, bushwhacked unexpectedly by courses they thought they would never enjoy.
Syariah laws on inheritance are exposed to only a small segment of students at High School Certificate or Pre-University level; this may explain why clients often display high degree of ignorance of procedures to claim inheritance.
Since philosophy traditionally has been taught only at the college level in the United States, it might be thought that it can be suitable for only a small segment of students at pre-college levels the two percent of students who are classified as "gifted and talented".
Like last year, when Obama's initiative only tackled borrowing costs for a small segment of students, three-fourths of new student borrowing this fiscal year -- a projected $79 billion -- won't be affected.
Delighted with the observation, I asked: "So, what are your answers?" The student, now puzzled, "but don't you expect one right answer?" For the past seven years, I've taught at a public university where a large segment of students hail from the New York City or neighboring county/state public school systems.
This study investigates information-seeking behavior of one particular segment of international students—international students seeking degrees in the field of business.
In Lower Manhattan, for example, Buddhists make up a large segment of the students in two schools, Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral School and Transfiguration School.
"There's a segment of the student population who felt very strongly about it," said Josh Taylor, an NYU spokesman.
"Social studies will alienate a large segment of the student body, including its own concentrators, if it does not reverse its decision," Mr. Rashid said.
"In many ways it is an excellent initiative," says Joel Duff, Ontario chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students, "and for the first time in Canada, a segment of the student population is going have a guaranteed minimum standard in terms of accessibility".
The proposed federal ratings system also would eliminate an entire segment of the student population.
