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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

Piecing together interviews with six affected students, a Finnish vocational school, and a BFW co-founder, the BBC understands that BFW is the agency in question.

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

In Russia and on the occupied territories of Ukraine, a college is an equivalent of a vocational school, typically for students aged from 15 to 22 years.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

A vocational school student had sent a matchbook application to a correspondence law school along with the required, but now missing, dollar bill.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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