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JJAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.I thought about that too, but then you are faced with exceptions, and the exercise gets frayed. To avoid getting hung up on outliers...
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JPto, retirement, health insurance, flex hours, etc are not guaranteed in the trades. In my experience before graduation all of those...
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JWould the trade school education totally replace the few years of general studies education they’d be receiving at a conventional high...
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JThat was how I first interpreted the description and just assumed I was wrong. Having some standard for education in this country has...
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JJAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.I also wonder how much of that delinquency is from students who got a bogus degree or a for-profit university and assumed they'd have a...
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JJAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.I'm still a little surprised at that development- not requiring a degree for IT or Cybersecurity. That field still seems magical to me...
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JSame for me, it helped me get my foot in the door. I work in tech (Cyber Security specifically) and the past few years we have...
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JJAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.Yes! That's the same advice I give to my kids. For additional clarity, I also tell them that if you later decide you don't want to...
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JOne thing a degree can do though is open career paths for you a trade school or blue collar work doesn’t. My brother makes near the same...
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JI grew up around a lot of heavy industrial/production jobsites so maybe my perspective is skewed as those types or jobs typically pay...
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JWhy are you assuming it is free? Can you name the school? I found Drake State in Alabama but quickly saw it wasn't as clean in the...
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JI grew up blue collar. I have spent time around the trades and have friends who are electricians and HVAC technicians. My best friend...
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JTechnicians in the utility/industrial space make damn good money too. $150-200k/yr is achievable....
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JJAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.The updated trade school model that re-framed the old model does not dismiss the general studies courses like it used to, but...
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JJAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.I've only heard about them and my son is enrolled in one of these trades that yield an excellent future regarding pay, Welding. As a HS...
