vocational school
noun
: a school in which people learn how to do a job that requires special skills
He went to a vocational school to learn auto repair.
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His brother took a different route, attending vocational school and building a career as a welder.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Additionally, five more scholarships will go to area high schoolers looking to attend a trade or vocational school, the foundation announced.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The result meant that his next path was either to become a laborer or attend a vocational school to learn a trade.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Waltham Sr High opened in 2024, while Lowell High is scheduled to fully open by 2027 and the vocational school is scheduled for the start of the next school year.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Rotary offers scholarships; seeks donations After 28 years the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary is again offering scholarships to high school seniors living or attending school in Carlsbad who are going to college or vocational school.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Crews began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s offices in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear gas at a vocational school in Qalandiya, marking Israel’s latest and most dramatic step against UNRWA.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Abdullahi’s Language Banc took over the commercial space from Midwest Career Institute after the vocational school, which trained bilingual healthcare workers, dissolved following its brief operation.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The debate between vocational school or college exists because the cost to go to college is so high and the demand is growing for skilled tradespeople.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Additionally, five more scholarships will go to area high schoolers looking to attend a trade or vocational school, the foundation announced.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The result meant that his next path was either to become a laborer or attend a vocational school to learn a trade.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Waltham Sr High opened in 2024, while Lowell High is scheduled to fully open by 2027 and the vocational school is scheduled for the start of the next school year.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Rotary offers scholarships; seeks donations After 28 years the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary is again offering scholarships to high school seniors living or attending school in Carlsbad who are going to college or vocational school.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Crews began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s offices in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear gas at a vocational school in Qalandiya, marking Israel’s latest and most dramatic step against UNRWA.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Abdullahi’s Language Banc took over the commercial space from Midwest Career Institute after the vocational school, which trained bilingual healthcare workers, dissolved following its brief operation.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The debate between vocational school or college exists because the cost to go to college is so high and the demand is growing for skilled tradespeople.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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