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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The researchers analyzed administrative high school records from Los Angeles and Maryland and linked them to long-term postsecondary and earnings data.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Still, after alarms sounded following the release of the initial budget, the Senate's changes restored funding for several groups that were bracing for significant reductions, including postsecondary education, which had millions in funding cuts in the House budget restored in the latest version.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
The steep financial barriers to postsecondary education need to be eliminated.
—Megan Thiele Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Republican lawmakers pushed its expansion to the state’s postsecondary institutions after the shooting at Florida State University last April that left two dead.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Still, after alarms sounded following the release of the initial budget, the Senate's changes restored funding for several groups that were bracing for significant reductions, including postsecondary education, which had millions in funding cuts in the House budget restored in the latest version.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
The steep financial barriers to postsecondary education need to be eliminated.
—Megan Thiele Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Republican lawmakers pushed its expansion to the state’s postsecondary institutions after the shooting at Florida State University last April that left two dead.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Postsecondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postsecondary. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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