nongraduate

noun non·grad·u·ate \ ˌnän-ˈgra-jə-wət , -ˌwāt , -ˈgraj-wət \

Definition of nongraduate

: a person who is not a graduate

He became a college dropout, though nongraduate may be the more precise term.
—David Leonhardt

Recent Examples of nongraduate from the Web

Today, more middle-class jobs for nongraduates are in financial services and health care.

— lauren weber, WSJ, "Where to Find a $35,000 Job—Without a Degree," 26 July 2017
Despite the shifting composition of well-paying jobs for nongraduates, the division by gender has remained roughly steady over the same period.

— lauren weber, WSJ, "Where to Find a $35,000 Job—Without a Degree," 26 July 2017

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