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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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The money was supposed to pay for Finnish language classes in Mae Sot, the application for the vocational school, where she was going to study nursing, and a residence permit to live in Finland.

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

The barrage came days after Russia accused Kyiv of striking a vocational school in the Russian-occupied Lugansk region, killing 21 people.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

A couple of decades ago, his choices might have been the military or the Simplot plant or, if he were lucky, a trade or vocational school.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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