extension courses

American  

noun

1. (in many universities and colleges) a program for persons not regularly enrolled as students, frequently provided through evening classes or classes in off-campus centers, or by correspondence.

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Etymology

Origin of extension courses

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Many of the older players took University of Saskatchewan extension courses at a community college.

From New York Times • Apr. 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 U. of M. started its extension courses for the armed forces five years ago, when some of its professors were invited to the Pentagon to lecture on public speaking and history.

From Time Magazine Archive

I must say something, also, of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, an institution doing splendid work, and doing it efficiently, both in its own buildings and through extension courses.

From American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' by Morgan, Wallace