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

Education Department pressuring colleges to improve graduation rates, it should be no surprise that grade inflation has followed students into postsecondary school.

From Los Angeles Times

“This study offers a critical first step in helping state policymakers as well as institutional leaders identify what’s working but also what can work better to ensure strong financial outcomes for all who choose to pursue a postsecondary education.”

From Los Angeles Times

Subscribe to College Inside, an Open Campus newsletter on the future of postsecondary education in prison.

From Slate

The number of colleges where at least 5% of students report having a disability has risen from 510 in 2008 to 1,276 in 2022, according to data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2019, 33.4% of postsecondary education students were nontraditional, according to the Post Secondary National Policy Institute.

From Seattle Times