postsecondary

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

|Updated on: 16 Aug 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 an unusual twist, the infrastructure plan would reroute most of the money for vocational training from postsecondary programs to high schools.

— emily richmond, The Atlantic, "Does Trump’s Education Budget Even Matter?," 13 Feb. 2018
The Trump administration’s proposal to let students use Pell Grants for different forms of postsecondary training is a good start.

— oren cass, WSJ, "Not Everyone Should Go to College," 17 May 2018
Florida has made great progress at both the PreK-12 and postsecondary levels over the past 15 years.

— miamiherald, "Leigh-Ann Buchanan," 30 June 2018
The push to increase technical training in secondary and postsecondary education, unlike many issues in education policy, has support from all corners—Democrats and Republicans, business and labor, officials from the Trump and Obama administrations.

— michelle hackman, WSJ, "Vocational Programs Get Boost From Congress," 27 June 2018
Better job prospects The growth comes thanks to more federal and state funding and a 2008 law that gave intellectually disabled students access to postsecondary financial aid.

— susan snyder, Philly.com, "'The choice should be there.' More colleges enroll students with intellectual disabilities," 25 June 2018
This new reality is a challenge to the traditional K-12, postsecondary and labor market silos in America.

— anthony p. carnevale, Washington Post, "The Education and Labor departments were made for each other," 22 June 2018
Although the goal is to get kids into college or other postsecondary education, students can also become certified in a specific skill, enabling them to be job-ready by graduation.

— sarah gonser, NBC News, "Students are being prepared for jobs that no longer exist. Here's how that could change.," 12 Apr. 2018
The scholarships and grants can be used to defray the cost of tuition at eligible public and private Georgia postsecondary institutions.

— ajc staff, ajc, "What is the Zell Miller scholarship? Things to know about Georgia’s HOPE scholarships and lottery," 23 Mar. 2018

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