Folks need to realize you don't need a four-year college degree to be successful.
Vocational education does pay off for many of those who have lost jobs or are seeking entry-level positions in trades.
Even lower-level electricians today make on average $48,000 a year. Plumbers make $47,000. That's more than the average American earns.
But some people look down on vocational school. A degree from a four-year college is considered first class. A vocational-school degree is not.
College administrators and politicians should drop the promotional hype. Higher college enrollment and government loan programs and subsidies may be good for the college marketers, but they do not produce the training need to fill real, paying jobs in industry,
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