postsecondary

adjective

post·​sec·​ond·​ary ˌpōst-ˈse-kən-ˌder-ē 

: of, relating to, or being education following secondary school

postsecondary education

The country has a rich infrastructure of 4,500 public and private postsecondary institutions with a high regard for academic freedom.

—Lee Lawrence

Examples of postsecondary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The students lined up and stormed the stage, screaming their names and their postsecondary destinations while hoisting flags from the institutions in the air. —Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 15 May 2025

By going beyond tuition assistance for more than just traditional postsecondary education pathways, McDonald’s offers a model employers can use to tap a rich well of talent. —Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

This funding is distributed through various programs and grants to states, local educational agencies, and postsecondary institutions. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025

There are roughly 20 million postsecondary students in the U.S. —Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postsecondary

• accretionary
• apothecary
• bicentenary
• certiorari
• concessionary
• concretionary
• confectionary
• confectionery
• constabulary
• contemporary
• deflationary
• depositary