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

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extension courses

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

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

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

Ordained a priest in 1935, Father Matthews took extension courses from University Correspondence College, Cambridge, came to the U.S. and Fordham on a scholarship in 1941.

From Time Magazine Archive

The character of the extension courses offered by your state agricultural college.

From Community Civics and Rural Life by Dunn, Arthur William