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

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

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

And every summer at home his father added extension courses in the saddle and bridle, spur, hackamore and lariat to his education.

From Laramie Holds the Range by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)