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Originally Posted by MrFlorida
But when you need something fixed around the home, that janitor will be useful.
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The janitor doesn't need trade school either.
But if he goes to trade school, he'll be better equipped to fix things that his trade school education prepared him for.
That's the point. A higher education prepares young people for more opportunities, than if they had no higher education. Whether it cost money or not, is another matter entirely. There are scholarships and grants that don't have to be paid back, since they're not loans.
Some folks can qualify for those. Did you know there's a small scholarship available for students with pediatric cancer who live in Delaware Valley?
There's a grant offered by NCSU to undergrads with the legal last name of Gatling or Gatlin.
All kinds of oddball grants and scholarships that can help ease the burden of students who want a higher education. Plus merit and athletic scholarships, and GI scholarships. So funding isn't really part of the equation.
The equation is - which is superior: higher education, or not? Which is better - trade school or college?
The answers: Higher education is better than not, regardless of your field of study. KNOWING MORE THINGS is better than NOT KNOWING them. Always.
Trade School and College are both equal, viable options, and the choice is subjective, depending on the student's interests and abilities. There's a third option that isn't even mentioned in this thread yet: Community 2-year college programs. Those are dirt-cheap for residents of the state and in some communities, free. They teach very specific courses, you get an Associates Degree and you can get state certifications as well.