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vocational school

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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

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 • Nov. 7, 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

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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