continuing education

noun

: formal courses of study for adult part-time students

Examples of continuing education in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All directors must undergo an hour of continuing education annually. Rebecca Liebson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024 His mom actually taught Redick in a continuing education math class in 1973, Redick says. Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024 Money to pay the settlement came from insurers, trust money to care for cemeteries — the subject of bitter litigation within the case — a continuing education fund for priests, and other sources. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2024 The Center for Clinical Education and Training is an online learning system with on-demand webinars, lectures, certification classes, and continuing education units on rehabilitation medicine for medical professionals throughout the country, officials said. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for continuing education 

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Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of continuing education was in 1927

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“Continuing education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continuing%20education. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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