Why go to college when you will;
1. Waste your money on a bubble degree
2. Spend 4-5 years of your youth with no improved prospects of employment
3. Can go to a two year college and learn a practical skill that will generate more income than a 4 year degree?
That is exactly why I said the stimulus spending on infrastructure would not create any jobs. Construction trades were already pretty much 100% fully employed.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I really kind of regret was not listening to my Uncle Kenny. He told me to take the steamfitters exam. And, as a stupid youth, I thought I did not want to have a dirty, hard labor, job. So, I skipped it.
Had I have taken that exam, I would probably been able to retire comfortably at 45. Now, I am looking at 65 hopefully.
Build or repair something, and your skills will always be in demand.
My favorite thing about community college is once you have that initial degree you can take Continuing Ed classes to update your skills or add new specialized skills at low cost.
ReplyDeleteI can get 180 hours of instruction in Solidworks for $1200 at night school; I paid $800 for a 40 hour week of instruction from my local software reseller when I bought the program. The best part is my reseller is teaching the night school classes at the college.
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I think the article will be true when when the economy turns around here, but there are a lot of carpenters, electricians, HVAC technicians, drywallers, plumbers and auto mechanics unemployed - there is no building going on around here at all - except for a new McDonalds going in.
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