adult education

noun

: continuing education

Examples of adult education in a Sentence

The university offers a popular program of adult education.

Recent Examples on the Web

Two innovative companies are taking dramatically different approaches to adult education—one by connecting individuals with world-class experts through technology and the other by immersing participants in intensive real-world training experiences. —Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead at an adult education center. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025

Even a brief delay could deter students worried about paying for college from attending, Daniel Collier, a professor of higher and adult education at the University of Memphis, told McClatchy News in a phone interview. —Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025

Both improbable and inspirational, the 70-member orchestra grew from a fledgling adult education program at the local high school into a beloved institution through the hard work of its founder, Joel Lish, and Eva Holberg. —Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adult education

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization