vocational school
noun
a school offering instruction in one or more skilled or semiskilled trades or occupations.
vocational schools
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pluralof vocational school.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Prior to the pandemic, "people weren't really talking about going to trade school, vocational schools, stuff like that. It was like: 'Go to college, get your four years.'"
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
He prefers people who went to vocational schools and “want to work on the floor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
“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 ● Nov. 5, 2025
For high school, the aspiring artist attended Washington Irving, one of the first women’s vocational schools in the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
This has prevented universities from becoming the high-class vocational schools that they are in America, and has maintained the meaning of the diploma as a proof of intellectual endeavor.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
