postsecondary

American  

[pohst-sek-uhn-der-ee] / ˈpoʊstˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i /

Or post-secondary

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.

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Etymology

Origin of postsecondary

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

Example Sentences

In her case, California’s Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, which regulates for-profit colleges under the state’s Department of Consumer Affairs, cited her former school for violating the state’s transcript withholding law.

From Los Angeles Times

Direct admission by itself does not resolve the other reasons students forgo college, however, said James Murphy, director of postsecondary policy at the nonprofit Education Reform Now.

From Los Angeles Times

“Psychologically it has the same kind of tone of 10-minute abs,” Clare McCann, the managing director of policy and operations at the Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center, said of short-term training programs.

From MarketWatch

The state’s Council on Postsecondary Education filed a joint motion, according to Bloomberg Law, that asks a judge to declare Kentucky’s policy unlawful.

From Slate

Veterans are twice as likely to attend those colleges as other students, according to the Postsecondary National Policy Institute.

From Los Angeles Times