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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Funds can be used for books, tuition or other academic expenses at a junior college, four-year college, vocational school or trade school. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 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. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Vocational school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocational%20school. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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