My daughter’s best friend decided after one semester that college was not for her. She dropped out and enrolled in a tech school. She is now a welder, and as a black female welder, outearns many of her classmates who went to college.
Good on her! She made a wise choice IMO.
We have a man in our community who has mobile welding service. Makes “House calls” to businesses and throughout the community. Makes a good living doing that.
Most students aren’t aware of the money they can make in learning a “skill”. High schools focus on college preparatory rather than any focus on learning a “Trade”....and companies are starved to find those skilled! So they pay a good wage!