Go to a local Community Collage and get into Electrical, Plumbing, Diesel Mechanics or ANY of the Trades and you will NEVER be out of work.
True, my husband has a college degree, but has been a mechanic his whole life. In fact, that is how he put himself through college.
He is making a little less in this economy, but he still has a job that pays our bills.
Our next door neighbor is an attorney, and lost his job almost a year ago. He is doing lawn work now. He said that he wished he learned a trade or bought a business with all the money he blew on college.
I still believe in college. However, it's important to have a back up plan.
The local mines in the area offer employee's high school graduates full scholarships in these area's at the local community college. They also hire them on part-time for on the job training. It's a great deal. My son is on his second year scholarship for electrical.