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To: babble-on

FWIW, a friend’s son with no taste for a traditional degree, took the basic courses to qualify as an Electrician apprentice. He has to do hundreds of hours as an apprentice, then pass another test to qualify as an Electrician. It’s much more difficult than many Engineering undergraduate programs. For a student who would rather work-and-study than just do book work, it makes much more sense than struggling through college.


32 posted on 03/11/2017 6:06:29 AM PST by grania
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To: grania

Yeah, I never said it was easy to become an electrician.

No matter what job you do, you have to show up and work hard and there is obviously a ton to learn. (I can change a light bulb, personally, and anything beyond that I have to call someone in.) But you don’t need a 4 year degree, and you can make a very decent living.


51 posted on 03/11/2017 6:34:46 AM PST by babble-on
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To: grania

Yeah, I never said it was easy to become an electrician.

No matter what job you do, you have to show up and work hard and there is obviously a ton to learn. (I can change a light bulb, personally, and anything beyond that I have to call someone in.) But you don’t need a 4 year degree, and you can make a very decent living.


52 posted on 03/11/2017 6:34:46 AM PST by babble-on
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