postsecondary

or post-sec·ond·ar·y

[ pohst-sek-uhn-der-ee ]

/ ˈpoʊstˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i /

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adjective

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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Origin of postsecondary

First recorded in 1920–25; post- + secondary

Words nearby postsecondary

post road, post-rock, postrorse, postscript, postseason, postsecondary, poststructuralism, postsynaptic, post-synchronization, posttension, posttest

How to use postsecondary in a sentence

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.
Fewer college students will have to verify financial aid information this school year, Education Dept. says|Danielle Douglas-Gabriel|July 13, 2021|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.
Business partnerships with community colleges help funnel workers into jobs|Olivia Sanchez|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
There are thousands of people currently behind bars who deserve to experience the transformative power of a quality postsecondary education.
We Must Give All Prisoners Access to Resources to Pursue College Education|Reginald Dwayne Betts|May 27, 2021|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.
We Must Give All Prisoners Access to Resources to Pursue College Education|Reginald Dwayne Betts|May 27, 2021|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.
She just graduated from college. She said her Uber passenger made it possible.|Sydney Page|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
A third problem was the intense competition for places in higher education and other postsecondary institutions.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Between secondary and higher technical schools fall the advanced technicums, which function on a postsecondary level.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole