correspondence course

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After taking an architectural correspondence course and apprenticeship in his teens, the cocksure Ritchie had designed banks, opera houses and courthouses throughout Kansas by his early 20s.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

The twins decide to enroll in a writing correspondence course, which is both their salvation and their downfall.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2022

Mr. Moi eventually received a certificate in public accounting from London through a correspondence course, and in 1945, he began a career in government schools as a teacher and administrator.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2020

To help support his parents and four siblings, Philip left school at 14 to apprentice at his uncle’s hairdressing salon, then enrolled in a correspondence course at Britain’s Institute of Trichologists.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2016

"So, do you like the correspondence course thing? Sounds pretty nice, I mean, not going to school and all."

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements