postsecondary

or post-sec·ond·ar·y

[ pohst-sek-uhn-der-ee ]

adjective

1. of or relating to education beyond high school:

   She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.

   Students can begin coursework in aircraft maintenance at the high school level and complete it at a post-secondary institution.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postsecondary¹

First recorded in 1920–25; post- ( def ) + secondary ( def )

Example Sentences

This relief also helps our advisers and school counselors to better focus their time on outreach and support to students to stay on track for their postsecondary goals.

From Washington Post

The combination of students changing the way they consume postsecondary education and businesses desperate for skilled employees has led to a new wave of strategic business partnerships — with or without the proposed federal grants.

From Washington Post

There are thousands of people currently behind bars who deserve to experience the transformative power of a quality postsecondary education.

From Time

Now in its fifth year, the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative has shown promising growth in closing racial inequities through broad access to postsecondary education.

From Time

She also received support from the Jeanette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund, which offers financial aid to low-income women older than 35 pursuing postsecondary education.

From Washington Post

A third problem was the intense competition for places in higher education and other postsecondary institutions.

From Project Gutenberg

Between secondary and higher technical schools fall the advanced technicums, which function on a postsecondary level.

From Project Gutenberg