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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 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

She vented frustration as she languished in a room in the vocational school with no privacy.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Those in vocational schools had long faced restrictions in taking the gaokao and enrolling in regular universities, until an education reform in 2022 offered vocational school students an alternative university entrance exam.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

The corps provides members with opportunities to finish their GED, attend college or vocational school, and meet with employers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2024

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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