trade school

noun

: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

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The electronics retailer, which employs 1,750, including 200 part-timers, runs its own training program, works with trade schools to find workers and also receives applicants by referral. Democrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Interest in these programs is growing, with trade school enrollment increasing by 16% since data tracking started in 2018. Chris Moore, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Students who went to trade school had little chance for upward mobility, says Jeff Strohl, director of Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, citing past research. Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024 To get more students to pursue such options, governments should reallocate financial assistance toward trade schools and apprenticeship programs. Arthur C. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017 See all Example Sentences for trade school 

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Nov. 2024.

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trade school

noun
: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

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