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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Available for all years of postsecondary education, including courses to acquire or improve job skills.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Austin Community College has been running a support program for parenting students since the Fall of 2021, and last week Trellis Strategies, a national research firm focused on postsecondary education, released an evaluation of the effort.
—Edward Conroy, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Limiting the important work that NCES does by terminating these contracts will have ramifications for the accuracy of national-level data on the condition and progress of education, from early childhood through postsecondary to adult workforce.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The League offers trap, skeet, sporting clays, and 5-stand leagues to secondary and postsecondary schools across the country.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Austin Community College has been running a support program for parenting students since the Fall of 2021, and last week Trellis Strategies, a national research firm focused on postsecondary education, released an evaluation of the effort.
—Edward Conroy, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Limiting the important work that NCES does by terminating these contracts will have ramifications for the accuracy of national-level data on the condition and progress of education, from early childhood through postsecondary to adult workforce.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The League offers trap, skeet, sporting clays, and 5-stand leagues to secondary and postsecondary schools across the country.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Postsecondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postsecondary. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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