postsecondary

adjective post·sec·ond·ary \ ˌpōst-ˈse-kən-ˌder-ē \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of postsecondary

: 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

Recent Examples of postsecondary from the Web

In Indiana, the Workforce Ready Grant pays tuition and fees for adults who want to earn a postsecondary certificate in such industries as construction, health and life sciences, information tech, logistics and manufacturing.

— lisa ward, WSJ, "Colleges Make It Easier for Older Students," 25 Mar. 2018
Recipient must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative postsecondary grade point average.

— ajc staff, ajc, "What is the Zell Miller scholarship? Things to know about Georgia’s HOPE scholarships and lottery," 23 Mar. 2018
The performance indices are student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary readiness.

— melanie feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Humble ISD seeks to be 'trailblazer' as it preps for A-F accountability system," 21 Mar. 2018
The initiative also teams up students with individual mentors to support them through a postsecondary education.

— jill tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, "Oakland initiative shows early success in breaking down barriers to college," 15 Mar. 2018
Ivy Tech Community College is the largest public postsecondary institution in Indiana and the nation's largest singly accredited statewide community college system.

— Cincinnati.com, "Ivy Tech Community College in Lawrenceburg Offers Two Paths to a Better Future," 2 Mar. 2018
The bill would not apply to universities or other postsecondary institutions.

— morgan watkins, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky shooting: Gun-toting, non-cop school marshals could avert violence, lawmakers say," 24 Jan. 2018
Compared with students whose parents attended at least some college, how do first-generation students fare after enrolling in postsecondary education?

— karen farkas, cleveland.com, "First-generation college students less likely to graduate, report says," 8 Feb. 2018
By 2020, the report said, nearly two-thirds of all jobs will require education and training beyond high school, with some requiring a bachelor’s degree and an almost equal share requiring an associate degree or some postsecondary training.

— donna st. george, Washington Post, "Report urges major changes in career education at Maryland school system," 12 Sep. 2017

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