There’s an immense amount of social pressure on graduating high school students to enroll in expensive four-year universities, which creates a glut of people all applying to the same white-collar jobs. No wonder university graduates are struggling to find jobs. Meanwhile, graduates of trade schools where practical knowledge is taught are having no problems finding jobs.
That’s because there’s a huge need for industry workers such as electricians and welders due to the fact so many students go to universities instead of trade schools, which have long had a negative stigma surrounding them. That stigma, however, is starting to disappear. Why? Because people are realizing that industry workers make good money; a welder makes around $90,000 a year—and pays much less to go to trade school. Take a look here to see how trade schools are shaking up the postsecondary education system and bringing in the new economy.
