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Synonyms

continuing education

American  
[kuhn-tin-yoo-ing ej-oo-kay-shuhn] / kənˈtɪn yu ɪŋ ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. educational resources designed for adults and provided outside the traditional school or college system, generally offered on a flexible or part-time basis: adult education.


Example Sentences

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A cursory glance at your savings, which total $2.6 million, suggests you have both the opportunity and the privilege of funding your daughter’s continuing education.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

Today, Dodgen-Magee is a psychologist and teaches continuing education units for other practitioners.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

The Concussion Alliance designed a continuing education course on patient-centered concussion care for primary care providers and emergency physicians.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2024

Here’s what we do know: Private-practice therapists say they price their services based on factors including their degree and credentials, the cost of renting office space, and paying for continuing education courses.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2023

He then drove straight to Bakersfield College, where he picked up a brochure for the Career Pathway program, which was a continuing education opportunity for people over the age of thirty.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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