postsecondary

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

|Updated on: 7 Jun 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

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given an average $385 million in grants to K-12 and postsecondary education each year for the past decade.

— melissa korn, WSJ, "Michael Bloomberg Commits $375 Million to Education Initiatives," 31 May 2018
The players: The league will assist players with post-football career planning as well as counseling and scholarship support for postsecondary education.

— the heat index, azcentral, "Alliance of American Football: Valley set to officially join league with conference Friday," 17 May 2018
Former employees of those institutions now work for Ms. DeVos as well, including Robert S. Eitel, her senior counselor, and Diane Auer Jones, a senior adviser on postsecondary education.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump voters stay loyal because they feel disrespected," 14 May 2018
Former employees of those institutions now work for DeVos as well, including Robert S. Eitel, her senior counselor, and Diane Auer Jones, a senior adviser on postsecondary education.

— danielle ivory and erica l. green, BostonGlobe.com, "Education Department curtails investigation of fraud at for-profit colleges," 13 May 2018
With this in mind, one high school in Algiers sought to honor those students seeking a postsecondary education.

— wilborn p. nobles iii, NOLA.com, "See how Landry-Walker High celebrated its 100 college-bound seniors," 13 Apr. 2018
According to a 2017 report, 38 percent of graduates were enrolled in postsecondary education, and of those 76 percent have continued to be enrolled in a college or university for at least two years.

— alina tugend, New York Times, "Goodwill Working to Help Dropouts," 5 Apr. 2018
Last year, 463 of the 645 students who graduated accrued 10 or more Pathway credits, earning a special designation on their transcripts, a sort of postsecondary résumé-builder.

— sarah gonser, NBC News, "Students are being prepared for jobs that no longer exist. Here's how that could change.," 12 Apr. 2018
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

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