Vocational School replacing traditional 4-year college education?

I'm disheartened at the increasing attitude that a university education is a waste of time and money. what do you think?

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[Kesvideos23]

Four year universities arent horrible, there just not worth the cost. The education that our parents onced valued is now produced like a car on the Assembly line and were tired of it. Education is a term, not a place. Learning takes place for your whole life. Not just a slim 4 years in brick buildings. Research College debt, to post grad earnings, you'll find the debt as cought up and actually placed High school grads above College grads for lifetime earnings.

[SoulNtuition]

@Kesvideos23 You have a valid point. Thanks for sharing!

[DaMostEnigmatic]

I appreciate vocational schools much more than college; you go beyond simply theory and actually get to work in your field, apply what you learn and get paid at the same time

[SoulNtuition]

@DaMostEnigmatic I hear what you're saying. Just dont htink it replaces a well-rounded education. But I get what you mean!

[SoulNtuition]

Exactly! It's sad to see that even education is succumbing to the "Fast & Furious" mindset of the world.

[kcsween]

I'd also like to add: I don't advocate one institution over the other because there are so many ways one can gain education without the other, i.e. a library card or the internet.

[micmoable]

I agree with you---I've been through many semesters of college and I think I am all the better for having the education that I have----it helps a person in so many ways in life to have a basic knowledge of history,math,science, English,etc.

[mochafudgetruffle]

A college degree is mostly a waste. Some vocational schools are a complete waste also. The medical billing and medical transcription schools are a scam, because most medical billing/transcription is sent overseas now.

[kyokushinfighter78]

So trade school is a wise and smart decision to make nowadays. With trade school skills by the time you are 21 you can have money even make your own business, then you can always go back to college for "education" if you really want to taste the college life that is.

I myself have 2 masters degree and a PhD candidate, but I will give my kids a totally different view on "education".

[kyokushinfighter78]

Law School: Unless you are graduated from 5 top school, law jobs are saturated and the competition are so fierce and unhealthy. There are simply too many lawyers nowadays.

Engineering : Engineering jobs are now outsourced.

-Science : You can't work in Science just with undergrad degree. You need 5-7 years of PhD plus 4 years of Postdoc with 21k stipend/year then struggling for Tenure track position or Researcher in industry where usually there are 300 applicants for 1 position.

[kyokushinfighter78]

The economy is changing. In 70-90's college education really means something. But now...

Liberal Arts : hmm who needs that ?

Med School : Take loong time to finish, incredibly expensive and with uncertain insurance

policy and lawsuits against health care professional nowadays, career in that area can be considered very risky.

[JesusRealyIsGod]

I totaly agree...

[nanlisa]

These grade school graduates accumulate just as much student loan debt as any college graduate. For example: ITT Tech charges (I believe) $41,000 a year in tuition. That's the equivalent of a year's tuition at the University of Pennsylvania.

Don't let these so-called "admissions reps" pressure you into signing up. Take your time. Do your homework. Check them out first.

These trade schools are profit-making schools; and many of them go out of business. A four-year college won't.

[nanlisa]

Some of those trade schools are ripoffs. Some companies won't even hire graduates of some of these schools. Employers want degrees from a recognized and established school.

Like I've said before, these trade school ads glamorize the fields that the teach; such as the health care industry. For example, being a medical or a dental assistant is not a glamorous job. You have to help the doctor with a patient, draw their blood, stick needles in them; deal with crying children, and so forth.

[SudanCarib]

Vocational school= Hand and physical body work, manual labor learning.

College= Mental and psychological work, expanding knowledge and higher learning.

[christoph2005]

@stephenbhola

Wait to go?

was that a typo?