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

Online education has achieved new primacy even at prestigious institutions like Harvard that previously relegated it mainly to lower-status programs like extension courses.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2020

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

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 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

With so many people putting their lives on paper, workshops and college extension courses have sprung up from coast to coast to help them with the writing craft.

From Time Magazine Archive

In some western states the farmer now has an opportunity of taking extension courses from the State university during those seasons in which his work is lightest.

From Problems in American Democracy by Williamson, Thames Ross