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vocational school

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noun

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


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Piecing together interviews with six affected students, a Finnish vocational school, and a BFW co-founder, the BBC understands that BFW is the agency in question.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Funds in the account may be used for qualified higher-education expenses, including tuition at a college, university, trade school, vocational school or apprenticeship program.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

In 2015, for example, for-profit vocational school Corinthian Colleges filed for bankruptcy following federal and state allegations that it had misled prospective students about the career success of its graduates.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

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

A vocational school student had sent a matchbook application to a correspondence law school along with the required, but now missing, dollar bill.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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