Strange to think that gen z is college age now.
Strange to think that gen z is college age now.
The cost of a college education — long touted as a requirement for a fulfilling, high-paying job — has soared over the last couple of decades, stoking skepticism among Gen Z about the true value of a four-year degree.
As the youngest generation in the workforce debates the merits of a college education, more 20-somethings are gravitating to blue-collar careers.
Salary increases and new technologies in fields from welding to manufacturing are helping blue-collar jobs shed the image of being dirty, menial work as a shortage of skilled tradespeople, brought on as older workers retire, creates opportunities for young adults.
Skilled trade professions including electricians, plumbers and mechanics are seeing a gradual uptick in the number of workers between the ages of 18 and 25 joining these fields, according to Gusto data exclusively shared with CNBC Make It. . .
Source (cnbc.com)
>The cost of a college education — long touted as a requirement for a fulfilling, high-paying job — has soared over the last couple of decades, stoking skepticism among Gen Z about the true value of a four-year degree.
>As the youngest generation in the workforce debates the merits of a college education, more 20-somethings are gravitating to blue-collar careers.
>Salary increases and new technologies in fields from welding to manufacturing are helping blue-collar jobs shed the image of being dirty, menial work as a shortage of skilled tradespeople, brought on as older workers retire, creates opportunities for young adults.
>Skilled trade professions including electricians, plumbers and mechanics are seeing a gradual uptick in the number of workers between the ages of 18 and 25 joining these fields, according to Gusto data exclusively shared with CNBC Make It.
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[Source](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/29/meet-the-gen-zers-skipping-college-to-take-blue-collar-jobs-and-launch-trade-businesses.html)
Going to a private college in another state is fucking dumb. In-state college is like 6k a year and state university is like 9k out the door. If you can't swing engineering classes then you shouldn't be going anyways. If you can't do that then a trade skill is great path. If you can do both your way ahead over someone with just one.
Going to a private college in another state is fucking dumb. In-state college is like 6k a year and state university is like 9k out the door. If you can't swing engineering classes then you shouldn't be going anyways. If you can't do that then a trade skill is great path. If you can do both your way ahead over someone with just one.
Back in the late 1970s when I was a freshman in state college, tuition was $30/credit hour for residents.
I did 21 credit hours my first semester, so $630 + dorm room + 14 meal plan pretty much covered all I needed. I cut back to +/-18 credit hours/semester after that.
Back in the late 1970s when I was a freshman in state college, tuition was $30/credit hour for residents.
I did 21 credit hours my first semester, so $630 + dorm room + 14 meal plan pretty much covered all I needed. I cut back to +/-18 credit hours/semester after that.
Some states even offer programs that will cover tuition for a 2-year class in a technical school.
Some states even offer programs that will cover tuition for a 2-year class in a technical school.
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