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"With my oldest son, the one most geared to Vo-Tech types of jobs, I put heavy emphasis on the 'tech' part, the absolute necessity of specialized education & to keep an eye peeled to selecting something that can be owner-operated."

Specialization is key.

I graduated from a vo-tech high school...WWWAAAYYYY long time ago. Took up Auto-body repair against my parents wishes...
did that gig for about 10 years...
went back to college for a degree in ME. I hated the drudgery of office life although I enjoyed the CAD / CAM end of things quite a bit.

Now I'm the owner of a custom paint shop and my work has appeared in every major motorcycle magazine in the US and even a few mags overseas.

Specialization is the name of the game.

Now I'm the owner of a custom paint shop and my work has appeared in every major motorcycle magazine in the US and even a few mags overseas.

Holy cow. That's almost exactly what my son wants to do. He's talking about UTI...Arizona. I'm a little leery... If you've the time, I'd appreciate your thoughts & suggestions about the better places for him to look into as far as schooling is concerned. He's more oriented to custom auto body.