[NYer]

an aleternative...the trade schools.

I'm with you! The investment is smaller and the return, far greater. We need appliance repairmen, cabinet makers, carpenters, plumbers and auto repairmen.

[Tax-chick]

I’m encouraging my children, even the really smart ones, to consider learning a trade. It’s a guarantee of employment.

[Trailerpark Badass]

And if your trade is really in demand, industry will pay most of your tuition. I’m training for a second career as a CNC machinist, and nearly all my tuition is paid by industry scholarships.