university extension

university extension
noun
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
Part Meronyms: ↑extension course

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noun

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a system by which an institution provides educational programs, as evening classes, for students otherwise unable to attend. Cf. extension courses.

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university extension
The enlargement of the aim of a university, in providing extramural instruction for those unable to become regular students
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university extension,
the extending of the advantages of university instruction to adults who are not enrolled as university students, by means of lectures at convenient centers and sometimes also by classwork, homework, and correspondence.

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