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A Lucrative Technical School or a Four-Year College Degree?
Canada Free Press ^ | 12/24/17 | Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh

Posted on 12/24/2017 12:38:47 PM PST by Sean_Anthony

Not every college student I have ever taught was really college material, motivated enough to succeed, or even enjoyed being in college. Some could have benefited from attending a trade school or a technical college

A Lucrative Technical School or a Four-Year College Degree? “The Ideologies that killed more than 100 million people last century are being praised at our universities today.” - Turning Point USA

It is becoming increasingly difficult to find a skilled technician to fix anything. Everything is disposable – something breaks down, let’s buy a new one. There are fewer and fewer technical and trade schools and, even if there were more, American students are not interested in learning a trade. They have been conditioned by society and by their parents that, unless they get a four-year college degree, anything else is not worth their effort and time.


TOPICS: Education; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: collegedegree; debt; education; technicalschool
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1 posted on 12/24/2017 12:38:47 PM PST by Sean_Anthony
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I’d seriously consider studying abroad. A lot of European universities, are offering all-English curricula. And it’s not that expensive.

Plus, I would think, an employer would be impressed with someone who took the initiative and went out of their comfort zone, plus European universities, albeit liberal, still tend to focus on academics.


2 posted on 12/24/2017 12:40:40 PM PST by dfwgator
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College is not for everyone.

Plumbers and electricians and mechanics make good money too.


3 posted on 12/24/2017 12:40:59 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Tech school and a lucrative career during your 20’s and early 30s, then Liberty University and a 4 year degree that glorifies God and not Marx to set you up for your middle age management career, or to prepare you to properly run your own business where you take on apprentices and profit from their work.


4 posted on 12/24/2017 12:43:28 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Become a lineman.


5 posted on 12/24/2017 12:43:43 PM PST by EEGator
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To: tennmountainman

PhDs need plumbers, plumbers don’t need PhDs.


6 posted on 12/24/2017 12:44:32 PM PST by pfflier
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To: Sean_Anthony

Here’s a question for you.

Is it more likely that a Rocket Scientist will call a Plumber to fix something, or a Plumber will call a Rocket Scientist to fix something?


7 posted on 12/24/2017 12:44:34 PM PST by Kickass Conservative ( THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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I did 2 years in a technical school studying electronics. After 4 years in the Air Force and rising up through the ranks in a half dozen jobs, I retired a few years ago as a Senior Network Engineer. Once an employer finds out you can do the job, it doesn’t matter if you have a nice degree.


8 posted on 12/24/2017 12:45:44 PM PST by 109ACS (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog - Mark Twain)
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Which lucrative technical school? Most of them are only lucrative for themselves.


9 posted on 12/24/2017 12:46:36 PM PST by discostu (let's do another bad one, cause I like it when the blood drains from Dave's face.)
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To: 109ACS

You hit that nail right on the head.


10 posted on 12/24/2017 12:49:04 PM PST by carmen2017
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To: EEGator

not that easy


11 posted on 12/24/2017 12:49:37 PM PST by CGASMIA68
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To: tennmountainman
Computer Numeric Control CNC machinist programs
12 posted on 12/24/2017 12:50:20 PM PST by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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To: EEGator
Become a lineman.

Well in the case of UF, that wouldn't have been too hard to do the last few years.

13 posted on 12/24/2017 12:50:34 PM PST by dfwgator
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I have been saying this for YEARS.

We need a 2-track post-HS system that is EQUAL — 1 track leads to college/university. The other into the trades. The trade schools should get scholarships. loans, etc.


14 posted on 12/24/2017 12:51:20 PM PST by freedumb2003 (obozo took 8 years to try to destroy us. Trump took 1 to rebuild us. MAGA!!)
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To: dfwgator

LOL


15 posted on 12/24/2017 12:51:35 PM PST by EEGator
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To: CGASMIA68

Enter the utility company at any position, prove your worth, then apply to the next line school.


16 posted on 12/24/2017 12:53:18 PM PST by EEGator
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With many college graduates unemployed or underemployed, it would have been better for them to have attended trade school.


17 posted on 12/24/2017 12:54:44 PM PST by 353FMG
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Defensive or offensive lineman?


18 posted on 12/24/2017 12:54:50 PM PST by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (Repeal & replace Obamacare, tax reform, fix infrastructure, fixin military, Israel, kill enemies)
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To: 109ACS

“Once an employer finds out you can do the job, it doesn’t matter if you have a nice degree.”

In larger companies they have a hard time paying somebody without a degree what they would pay for the same job if you had the degree. It’s a liability issue. If somebody with a degree finds out that you got the job and the pay and they didn’t the company can be sued. Especially if there can be alleged racism or sexism. Frequently, though, the company will pay for the degree.


19 posted on 12/24/2017 12:57:33 PM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: EEGator

For the county? :-)


20 posted on 12/24/2017 12:59:39 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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