trade school

noun

: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

Examples of trade school in a Sentence

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Scholarships are available exclusively to Fox Valley high school seniors, college undergrads, trade school and graduate students for the 2025-26 academic year, according to a press release about the program. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 As artificial intelligence rakes through the tech industry and beyond, some students also see some of the hands-on jobs taught in trade schools as less vulnerable to the machine-learning takeover. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 About 62% of high school (or equivalent) graduates go on to postsecondary study, which can refer to trade school or a four-year university, the Education Data Initiative, a collective of education data researchers, reports. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 Our goal is to prepare high school students for major life decisions that will impact their future, such as college, trade school or a post-high school job. Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade school 

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trade school was in 1829

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“Trade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20school. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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trade school

noun
: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

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