How to Use postsecondary in a Sentence

postsecondary

adjective
  • Costs for postsecondary education in the next year for you, your spouse or dependents.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • For more than two decades, this has been a pathway to a postsecondary education for students who might otherwise be priced out of college.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Let’s make clear that postsecondary readiness remains a priority and measure what matters.
    — Jessica Handy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This exercise won’t ensure more students reach grade-level proficiency or are better prepared for their postsecondary lives.
    — Bruce Rauner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • This trend indicates young people are becoming increasingly aware of their postsecondary options, and that some are deciding that college may not be the best choice for them.
    — Jean Eddy, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The field generally requires some postsecondary training.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The field generally requires some postsecondary training.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Individuals who have served in the military since high school and are ready to pursue postsecondary education would also be possible candidates.
    — arkansasonline.com, 17 May 2026
  • Still, some groups say eliminating the metric altogether sends a mixed message to Illinois school districts about postsecondary preparation.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Amid a rapidly changing workforce landscape that will shape the way schools prepare students for the future, Illinois cannot afford to omit a robust approach to measuring postsecondary readiness.
    — Jessica Handy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The steep financial barriers to postsecondary education need to be eliminated.
    — Megan Thiele Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Around 40 states include some form of postsecondary readiness indicator in their accountability systems.
    — Jessica Handy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The visits have encouraged scores of MPS students to pursue postsecondary education.
    — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 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
  • That principle should extend beyond four-year colleges to all postsecondary options, including certificates and apprenticeships.
    — Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The pressure to prove its value has never been higher; and this year, there are ripe opportunities for postsecondary leaders to move into the driver’s seat of workforce and economic development.
    — Matt Gandal, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The state has set goals for postsecondary attainment and taken executive action aimed at increasing the number of Illinoisans with a postsecondary credential.
    — Jessica Handy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, the challenge is to better understand the postsecondary programs that consistently fail to achieve an economic benefit for students and either fix them or consider shutting them down.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • The findings should reshape how students, employers, and policymakers approach the next wave of postsecondary education spending.
    — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Survey results, for instance, showed support for financial support for postsecondary education and Black businesses.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • These efforts helped to grow the number of Americans with a postsecondary degree from well under one percent in 1850 to nearly half the population today.
    — Michael Fitts, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The researchers analyzed administrative high school records from Los Angeles and Maryland and linked them to long-term postsecondary and earnings data.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Supporters say dual credit courses are a powerful tool to help first generation and low-income students access postsecondary education, but equity is an issue.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
  • None require education beyond an associate degree, though many require postsecondary certificates or licensure.
    — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Illinois students could be held to new standards for school testing, a shift the state school board says will better prepare them for college and postsecondary education careers while accurately measuring performance levels.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Illinois students could be held to new standards for school testing, a shift the state school board says will better prepare them for college and postsecondary education careers while accurately measuring performance levels.
    — Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • One strategy leaders have embraced is expanding higher education access and increasing the number of postsecondary credentials earned by residents.
    — Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The governor was at Miami Dade College Friday to sign a bill expanding a state program that allows certain faculty to carry guns in postsecondary schools.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
  • To learn more about the results, read our previous articles on teen attitudes, perceptions, and intentions after graduation and how parents are influencing their children’s postsecondary plans.
    — Jean Eddy, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But Parker acknowledged that the path from high school to college can still be a difficult one for low-income students, especially if their parents don’t understand the importance of postsecondary education.
    — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025

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