vocational school
noun
: a school in which people learn how to do a job that requires special skills
He went to a vocational school to learn auto repair.
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One hundred percent of all donations made to the scholarship fund will be used to send a student to a four- or two-year college or vocational school.
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Their two oldest children have already graduated high school and are enrolled in vocational school.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In the days that followed, a mass stabbing by a 21-year-old student killed eight and injured 17 at a vocational school in Wuxi, near Shanghai, and a car attack left several schoolchildren and parents injured outside an elementary school in northern Hunan Province.
—Peidong Sun, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2024
Children adopted through the state of Florida are eligible for free tuition at any Florida state university, college or vocational school up to age 28.
—John B. Bowman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Garber’s resume may start at a vocational school near LaGuardia Airport, but his first year and a half after college was spent sleeping in a Ford van, working at bars and installing irrigation lines to pay his way across the U.S. and Mexico with some buddies.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
The corps provides members with opportunities to finish their GED, attend college or vocational school, and meet with employers.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
Venice residents had the highest educational levels, with 35% reporting some college or vocational school compared with about 20% in Hollywood and on Skid Row.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Ronaldo lives at the City of Portsmouth College, an academic and vocational school for 16- to 18-year-olds in southern England, where the snake is used to help train students about how to care for animals.
—Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 2 July 2024
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Their two oldest children have already graduated high school and are enrolled in vocational school.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In the days that followed, a mass stabbing by a 21-year-old student killed eight and injured 17 at a vocational school in Wuxi, near Shanghai, and a car attack left several schoolchildren and parents injured outside an elementary school in northern Hunan Province.
—Peidong Sun, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2024
Children adopted through the state of Florida are eligible for free tuition at any Florida state university, college or vocational school up to age 28.
—John B. Bowman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Garber’s resume may start at a vocational school near LaGuardia Airport, but his first year and a half after college was spent sleeping in a Ford van, working at bars and installing irrigation lines to pay his way across the U.S. and Mexico with some buddies.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
The corps provides members with opportunities to finish their GED, attend college or vocational school, and meet with employers.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
Venice residents had the highest educational levels, with 35% reporting some college or vocational school compared with about 20% in Hollywood and on Skid Row.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Ronaldo lives at the City of Portsmouth College, an academic and vocational school for 16- to 18-year-olds in southern England, where the snake is used to help train students about how to care for animals.
—Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 2 July 2024
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“Vocational school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocational%20school. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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