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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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“Additionally, many vocational schools — including cosmetology schools, culinary schools, technical colleges and electrical trade schools — have the same penalty- and tax-free treatment of 529 plan funds.”

From MarketWatch

In June, he completed a heating, ventilation and air conditioning certificate from a vocational school.

From The Wall Street Journal

For high school, the aspiring artist attended Washington Irving, one of the first women’s vocational schools in the city.

From Los Angeles Times

On Monday, he threatened to redirect $3bn in Harvard research funding to vocational schools.

From BBC

She had chosen to study at the vocational school both because she was interested in fashion design, and because her sister and friends were there, said local media outlets.

From BBC