postsecondary
(education, US, and, Canada) Of or pertaining to education or educational institutions subsequent to secondary school or high school.
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this is all symptomatic of the reshaping of the relationship between college admin and students into a business-customer model. this tendency has been there since the expansion of public postsecondary education, but a…
Motion to amend the MN constitution to read, “The state will fully fund for every child a pre-k through postsecondary education that reproduces in painstaking detail the education provided by the top 1% of wealthiest…
how long have we had postsecondary education and STILL we haven't solved "address prerequisites first"?? this is literally academia we all should know how this works, from dealing with course requirements every semest…
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(education, US, and, Canada) Of or pertaining to education or educational institutions subsequent to secondary school or high school.
In its revised budget, the government has increased funding for postsecondary education.
“this is all symptomatic of the reshaping of the relationship between college admin and students into a business-customer model. this tendency has been there since the expansion of public postsecondary education, but admin and students more than ever see this as a market exchange”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Motion to amend the MN constitution to read, “The state will fully fund for every child a pre-k through postsecondary education that reproduces in painstaking detail the education provided by the top 1% of wealthiest Minnesotans to their own children and grandchildren.””
— Bluesky· May 2026“how long have we had postsecondary education and STILL we haven't solved "address prerequisites first"?? this is literally academia we all should know how this works, from dealing with course requirements every semester if nothing else”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- postsecondary school90%
(education, US, and, Canada) An educational institution (usually a college or university) which is attended after graduation from secondary school or high school.
- high school63%
(schools) An institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
- collegiate62%
(Canada) A high school.
- high school61%
(North America, Australia, Scotland) A secondary school.
- further education61%
(UK) Education beyond compulsory schooling, not including university-based higher education.