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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Increasingly, postsecondary institutions are offering programs for data center technicians.
—Andrew Schaap, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This time around, the increase in part reflects attitudes about community college compared to other postsecondary education options.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
To meet this demand, Illinois in the 2022-23 school year had 125,022 postsecondary students participating in career and technical education.
—Danielle Harriott, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Cuts and threats to higher education contribute to the growing population of Hoosiers negatively affected by Trump’s policies, adding about 30,000 postsecondary faculty members to the pool, as well as a similar number of college and university staff employees.
—Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Schaap, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This time around, the increase in part reflects attitudes about community college compared to other postsecondary education options.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
To meet this demand, Illinois in the 2022-23 school year had 125,022 postsecondary students participating in career and technical education.
—Danielle Harriott, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Cuts and threats to higher education contribute to the growing population of Hoosiers negatively affected by Trump’s policies, adding about 30,000 postsecondary faculty members to the pool, as well as a similar number of college and university staff employees.
—Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Postsecondary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postsecondary. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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