work-study program

noun

: a program that offers high school or college students part-time jobs in order to provide financial assistance or work experience

Examples of work-study program in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ensure that work-study programs are academically integrated. Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 The cuts include $500 million for a loan program to fund affordable student housing at colleges and a reduction of $485 million for work-study programs. Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024 Partnerships with local businesses and nonprofits to provide internships, apprenticeships and work-study programs give students valuable experience while offsetting educational expenses. Elise Awwad, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Email address: Miguel Richards, who was 31, grew up in Jamaica and had moved to New York about a year earlier after coming to the United States through a work-study program. Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for work-study program 

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of work-study program was in 1946

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“Work-study program.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-study%20program. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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