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vocational school

American  

noun

vocational schools plural
  1. a school offering instruction in one or more skilled or semiskilled trades or occupations.


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“The accumulation of crises has made it harder for young people to focus on the past,” says Matthias Thiel, head of the political education program at the Louise Schroeder vocational school in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The money was supposed to pay for Finnish language classes in Mae Sot, the application for the vocational school, where she was going to study nursing, and a residence permit to live in Finland.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Funds in the account may be used for qualified higher-education expenses, including tuition at a college, university, trade school, vocational school or apprenticeship program.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

She vented frustration as she languished in a room in the vocational school with no privacy.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

Placed in vocational school program in Juvenile Hall, failed to turn in work.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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