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Serious question, is the push for everyone to get a college degree just wrong?
I own a small electrical shop and it took me 3 years to find a reliable apprentice, but the local trade school is empty while the university is packed. Has anyone else seen this gap in their field?
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patricia_kelly5mo ago
Honestly, that gap you see with the empty trade school is everywhere. We've pushed this idea that a four-year degree is the only path to a good life, and it's left a ton of skilled jobs with no one to fill them. Tbh, some of the electricians I know make way more than my friends with office jobs, and they don't have the student loan debt.
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janaw115mo ago
My uncle's a plumber and drives a nicer car than my dad.
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robertb302mo ago
You been to a family cookout lately where someone's cousin who does HVAC pulls up in a brand new truck? It's a weird wake up call for sure. If I had a kid right now I'd tell them to at least look into a trade before signing up for 50k in student loans. The math just doesn't add up for a lot of those four year degrees anymore.
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