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tertiary

adjective/ˈtərʃiˌɛri/

coming after secondary education

Tertiary education is a term used for any type of education that individuals get beyond the high school level.

post-secondary
word origin — mid 16th century (in tertiary): from Latin tertiarius ‘of the third part or rank’, from tertius ‘third’