extension courses
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of extension courses
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Ms. Bonilla’s job with Restaurant Associates is to make breakfast and lunch for executives pursuing extension courses at Harvard Business School.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2018
One of the best things I did shortly after graduating from college with a liberal arts degree myself was to take a personal finance class through my local board of education extension courses.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2018
His father, who was born in 1869, founded a book publishing company and later worked for a Chicago-based college that provided extension courses, or what is now called distance learning.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2017
The paper's editors took a fatherly interest in their bright young employee, not only taught him journalism but prescribed a rigorous course of self-education plus college extension courses.
From Time Magazine Archive
It sent out a corps of instructors to carry on extension courses.
From Society Its Origin and Development by Rowe, Henry Kalloch
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