I’ve noticed that around here where I live, jobs that used to be open for people that didn’t have degrees, like electricians, etc. - now they are offering 2 years degrees at the community college in. Employers are now giving those with the degrees preference.
I guess that’s fine, but I can’t help but wonder about the bigger picture. The more programs like this that the college offers - the more grants and money they get in return. I happen to be taking classes right now at the college & I get these student emails everyday with notices about special speakers that are giving talks at the college. I’ve noticed that 100% of them are liberal speakers.
While the school is making more money getting more students, they are also indoctrinating them into the liberal mind. Liberals like to talk that they’re all about ideas and philosophy - but you can always see a money trail behind their “idealistic” speech.
Probably within the next decade, the job of electrician will become very complicated, i.e. involving more computer-based circuitry and other new components. The days of just “pulling wire” are coming to an end. So, a degree is a good idea.
My observations lead me to believe that the skill sets required for what are or were semi-skilled jobs are now increasing in complexity. Those jobs that are inherently low-skilled are being done for minimum wage via franchises, such as fast food chains, places like Jiffy Lube and carpet cleaner operations.
The open secret is that colleges have always been “liberal hot beds.”