continuing education

American  

[kuhn-tin-yoo-ing ej-oo-kay-shuhn] / kənˈtɪn ju 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

See Examples For:

continuing education

Some prenups provide for a re-entry payment for continuing education to give the nonworking spouse a boost after a career hiatus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

In these cases, however, each doctor was ordered to take eight hours of continuing education courses within a year.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

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

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

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

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---