Types--Vocational School. Location: Buffalo, New York (State) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Well, that's what the Democratics say, and that's usually the assumption behind public school programs. But increasingly, more kids today are going for vocational schools. And unlike your hipster with a degree in art appreciation, vocational school students are likely to find a job as soon as they graduate - and without emerging from school mired in debt.
In Massachusetts, where the school is located, the average starting salary in manufacturing is about $45,000. “I can make as much money as someone going to college, coming straight out of high school, and I don't have to pay for college loans or anything like that,” Adams said.
These aren't the woodworking and welding shop classes we used to find in high school; most offer programming, coding, and design training, which makes them increasingly popular not only among students - but the employers who need those skills. As discussed on this site on a number of occasions over the years, the days when a college degree virtually guaranteed access to a good career have been over for a while. Most any barista in Portland can attest to that.
