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vocational school

American  

noun

  1. a school offering instruction in one or more skilled or semiskilled trades or occupations.


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In the regional capital Joensuu, vocational school principal Esa Karvinen had more than 2,000 applications from Russia in 2022.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“They really teach you to want your education,” said Jennifer Hecking, a nurse who herself wishes she had attended vocational school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

He lives in limbo - in classroom 4B of a vocational school in Tyre.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

The vocational school is located in a west Baltimore neighborhood that has long suffered from cycles of poverty, disinvestment and violence.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Placed in vocational school program in Juvenile Hall, failed to turn in work.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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