Noun
tertiary education (uncountable)
higher education
I'd always been scared of people with tertiary education and high intellects in case they found me wanting. I thought they viewed me as just a welder who knew a few jokes. Billy Connolly
That tertiary education is under a sustained assault by a political and - it often seems - social consensus that equates all education with training for increased productivity, only makes academe a still more promising environment for a contrarian. Will Self
I started life in a poor family and could not even afford a proper tertiary education. Vincent Tan
In furtherance of the efforts to pass the bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Technology, Asaba, Delta State, into Law, the House Committee on Tertiary Education and Services has concluded arrangement for a public hearing on the bill. Source: Internet
In the United Kingdom "Tertiary education" includes further education (FE), as well as higher education (HE). Source: Internet
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education attend Thursday morning's press conference. Source: Internet