vocational courses

Job skill classes

Vocational courses are educational programs that prepare students for specific trades or occupations rather than academic study.

They teach practical skills for careers like plumbing, welding, nursing, or auto repair: She took vocational courses in culinary arts.

The term often contrasts with liberal arts or college-preparatory education.

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Non-vocational higher education

liberal arts education · general education · academic courses · humanities courses · classical education

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Mathematics pursued abstractly

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