How to Use postsecondary in a Sentence

postsecondary

adjective
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  • This is a golden time for postsecondary trade and tech schools.
    — Chuck Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2019
  • Florida has made great progress at both the PreK-12 and postsecondary levels over the past 15 years.
    — miamiherald, 30 June 2018
  • The district has cut in half its racial achievement gap for postsecondary readiness over the past five years, Pollio said.
    — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2022
  • They are enrolled in a postsecondary program full-time.
    — Meredith Kolodner, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2018
  • And many more solutions are needed to solve the problem of postsecondary funding in the United States.
    — Sorenson Impact, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Fafsa, which has been around since 1965, has long been seen as helping students’ postsecondary prospects.
    — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2020
  • The postsecondary council is expected to begin a search for a new president in earnest in the coming weeks.
    — Dan McGowan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • That path can start long before postsecondary school begins.
    — Cincinnati.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The cost of college has been spiraling out of control, even as the importance of a postsecondary degree rises with it.
    — Star Tribune, 18 May 2021
  • Most jobs of the future will require postsecondary training, but that doesn’t mean every worker needs a four-year degree.
    — Christopher Magan, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2017
  • Any funds remaining in the ESA when a child finishes high school can be used for postsecondary expenses.
    — Tcrain, al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • As the first person in her family to attend college, 18-year-old Sharai Conde had to work that much harder to figure out how to get a postsecondary degree.
    — The Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2019
  • The framework provides a clear, consistent way to compare the results data of all kinds of postsecondary programs.
    — Kristin Sharp, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • That could signal a possible drop in postsecondary school enrollment for the coming school year.
    — Aydali Campa, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2021
  • In Dallas, 37 percent of adults have postsecondary degrees, while 65 percent of jobs require one.
    — Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • That counts any type of postsecondary credential or degree.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2020
  • All of their graduates were accepted to some sort of postsecondary program.
    — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 14 Sep. 2017
  • With this in mind, one high school in Algiers sought to honor those students seeking a postsecondary education.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, NOLA.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • DeVos said removing the rule was an effort to treat all postsecondary programs, including for-profits, the same.
    — Linda Jacobson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Any Black descendant with a postsecondary education plan can claim their one-time $5,000 award.
    — Washington Post, 7 June 2021
  • Much more disturbing are the splits between secondary and postsecondary students.
    — Isaac Schorr, National Review, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Completing a postsecondary program isn’t easy for those who return to earn their high school equivalency diplomas, but the payoff is worth it.
    — cleveland.com, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Lucy Melinger and Noa Zadik presented the senior class gift: A scholarship award of $2,000 to a deserving graduate to support the student’s postsecondary plans.
    — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2021
  • Setting up a postsecondary school is a risky enterprise at a time when many other counter-cultural or small institutions are in dire straits.
    — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The rationale for these college funds is to try to ensure that your children have the chance to receive whatever postsecondary education turns out to be suitable for them.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • That’s because nearly half the high school grads in Texas don’t continue with postsecondary programs the following fall, according to state data.
    — Dallas News, 27 May 2022
  • In other words, all Chicago Public Schools and public-charter-school students must have a postsecondary plan in order to graduate.
    — Alia Wong, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Ben Miller, the vice president of postsecondary education at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, told me.
    — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 5 June 2019
  • Students need early experiences to explore postsecondary options and set goals for adult life.
    — Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But even as employment continues to grow in the U.S., winners and losers are set to emerge, with experts pointing to growth in careers that will require postsecondary training or education, such as professional certificates or college degrees.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024

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