In the United States, a technical school is a type of

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that covers specialized fields such as

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, tourism, construction, engineering,

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and community work.

Associations supporting technical schools

The

Association for Career and Technical Education The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is the largest national education association in the United States dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares for careers. The ACTE is committed to enhancing the job performan ...

is the largest U.S. education association dedicated to promoting career and technical education.

United States military

Technical school is also the term used in the

United States Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is the ...

for the job specific training given immediately after

recruit training Military recruit training, commonly known as basic training or boot camp, refers to the initial instruction of new military personnel. It is a physically and psychologically intensive process, which resocializes its subjects for the unique deman ...

. Though similar to the training provided by a two-year college, the training is much more concise, eschewing any

coursework Coursework (also course work, especially British English) is work performed by students or trainees for the purpose of learning. Coursework may be specified and assigned by teachers, or by learning guides in self-taught courses. Coursework can e ...

outside the minimum necessary to begin working in the chosen career field; additionally, the training is more time intensive, often including more than nine in-class hours per day.

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technical school is typically one to three months in duration, though some schools are as short as two weeks or as long as two years. Upon graduation, military technical school recruits are qualified only as

apprentices Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading). Apprenticeships can also enable practitioners to gain a ...

and must work under supervision until they have completed a more extensive on-the-job training program. Many times the military training can be converted to standard university credits, leaving the graduating recruit with only a few general education requirement courses (such as speech or composition) to complete in order to receive the more traditional two-year technical school diploma referenced above.

References

Citations

Vocational Education in the United States: Toward the Year 2000
US National Center for Education Statistics *

External links

Career College Association websiteAssociation of Career and Technical Education (ACTE)Career College Industry website
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Associations supporting technical schools

United States military

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