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.—
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In her first State of the State address, Whitmer outlined her vision to increase the share of Michigan adults with a postsecondary credential to 60% by 2030 and announced the creation of Michigan Reconnect to provide a tuition-free path to obtaining an associate's degree or skill certificate.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2024
That the city has a very long road is made very clear in a statistic cited at the end of this brief article: Of the students who were ninth-graders in the 2011-2012 school year, only 18 out of every 100 earned a postsecondary degree within six years of their high school graduation.
—Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The law requires the formation of a State Plan for Higher Education, which includes goals and priorities for postsecondary education andworkforce development needs.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
The school’s new early college program will ensure every student takes college classes that will put them on a path toward a four-year degree, a career certificate or at least exploring postsecondary educational opportunities.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2024
That the city has a very long road is made very clear in a statistic cited at the end of this brief article: Of the students who were ninth-graders in the 2011-2012 school year, only 18 out of every 100 earned a postsecondary degree within six years of their high school graduation.
—Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The law requires the formation of a State Plan for Higher Education, which includes goals and priorities for postsecondary education andworkforce development needs.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
The school’s new early college program will ensure every student takes college classes that will put them on a path toward a four-year degree, a career certificate or at least exploring postsecondary educational opportunities.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
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“Postsecondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postsecondary. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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