Trade School 

A post-secondary alternative to college or university. Trade school is often a two-year degree with small classes and hands on training. This is achieved by rolling admission and allows for excellent student/teacher ratios.

An excellent choice for students obsessed with one certain interest, trade school rejects the college "well-rounded" approach and instead masters one specific topic. Like art school, these students often build portfolios to show potential employers, making them more desirable candidates.

The best part about trade school is the living situation. Since most of these schools don't accommodate students on campus, they live on their own in the real world. This allows them to get a jump start on their college-bound brethren who live in the artificial "bubble" of college campuses.

Due to the unprecedented amount of college graduates, the job market for them is extremely competitive. Not so much for associate degrees. Jobs such as electrician, plumber, carpenter, mechanic, and gunsmith will always be in demand, not to mention that they pay pretty well too.

It truly is the "working man's education"

Guy: Jeff just graduated from trade school and makes good money as an auto mechanic.

Girl: Eww I wouldn't want to do that.

Guy: Well, he does.

Trade School by Indomitable798 October 3, 2010

College as Trade School 

College as Trade School is another example of the commodification of modern life spills over into post-secondary education in alarming ways. The historic benefit of college previously included the perceived civilizing effect and greater awareness of the sweep of history and human progress. That aspect has been reduced in the headlong rush toward getting one's ticket punched to enter the workforce in a more favorable position. That is basically like getting a Fast Pass to jump ahead in line at an amusement park, only some readers and riders will get nauseous from the event.

If you dare to think about education for education's sake, or the immense satisfaction and richness of learning and appreciating a world beyond your immediate surroundings, then you will be ostracized in the 'get ahead now because you will miss out' ethic that is the hallmark of the current zeitgeist.

I paid a fortune for a BS, and found out about College as Trade School. I was surrounded by other BS people in a mad scramble to drink through the term and Google my derivative research paper topics.

He didn't study enough to make it into a good university, so he had to settle for College as Trade School. that condemned him to a life in (gasp!) middle class. At least he had been informed of all the great benefits of joining the consumerist cause and could now spend his way into lifelong debt on top of his student loans.

She only averaged 550 on each of her SAT sections and had to go to College as Trade School instead of to a great university.

He was desperate to break out of his sad chav existence, even if his ticket out was going to College as Trade School. That was better than a dreary live stuck in some Council flat playing bad football on Saturdays and chainsmoking. Thus continued the slide into the Malthusian hell of the early new millenium.

Demographics is destiny.

Sic transit gloria mundi.

College as Trade School by adam_before_eve October 21, 2006

North Avenue Trade School 

Diminutive nickname of the Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. So called because of the university's location on North Avenue in Atlanta.

I received my doctorate in astrophysics from the North Avenue Trade School

North Avenue Trade School by Ronamo December 11, 2003

Miami Trace High School 

Miami Trace High School located in Eber, Ohio

Where you can vape in the restroom and won’t get in trouble.

Example: Miami Trace High School Example: let’s vape in the restroom maybe the principal will join us.

Miami Trace High School by Persondownsynfrom December 1, 2019

Wayne Trace High School 

Hick high school in the middle of a shit ton of fields. With pervy teachers and shitty rules.
AKA: Why Try

Student 1: Hey, don't you go to Wayne Trace High School?
Student 2:Oh, you mean why try high lol

Wayne Trace High School by Dreamergirl11 January 20, 2017

Miami Trace High School 

A high school in Ember Ohio, Not a black person in site but the world largest KKK meeting is scheduled from 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM Mon-Fri.

Hey you going to be at the meet in Miami Trace High School

Miami Trace High School by TheKKKredCap January 21, 2022

High school for construction trades, engineering, and architecture

A school with the most unnecessary long name. Ran by a 6' 6" 300 pound ego maniac who makes students wear uniforms but yet promotes creativity. Said to be a noteworthy school for its construction trades and engineering courses, but it is in fact only a small part of the curriculum. Just a very fake school in general, bound to be housing some of NYC's most dangerous kids by 2020.

Random Nigga: What school you go to? Me: High school for construction trades, engineering, and architecture.Random Nigga: What the hell is that?

High school for construction trades, engineering, and architecture by The real E over IR April 5, 2009