Corinthian, Apollo, EVCI....wouldn't want to attend one, but sure wish I had invested.If my need were for a job and hadn't $50,000 or so in addition to several years then trade school would look pretty good.
IMO, higher education has become not only a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. but something of a racket. It's mostly about learning a trade so why not trade schools?
I have no problem with trade schools and I'm glad to see the competition in the field of education. My comments were personal. (And I still wish I had invested in many of these enterprises - many of which are now at their 52-week highs!) I personally wouldn't attend one, because I'm not interested in pursuing trades professions. I also believe (even as bad/liberal as the traditional higher education institutions have become over the last 30 years) that completion of such a degree is still an indication of a certain stick-to-it-and-see-it-through mentality. At this point, business is glad to have the skilled trades people in skilled trades jobs, but will generally look to people with 4-year or advanced collegiate degrees when it comes to corporate leadership.
Having said that, I hope that tech/trade schools will spawn a number of self-employed folk. Their lack of a collegiate degree(s) is no longer a factor when they plan to be their own boss.