More students are learning to be mechanics, chefs, and construction workers as college enrollment shrinks
Grace Mayer
April 20, 2023
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Public colleges have been hit with enrollment declines and growing sentiments that a degree isn’t worth it.
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But many trade programs are seeing increases in enrollment, per the National Student Clearinghouse.
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Construction, culinary, and mechanic trade programs all saw enrollment increase last year.
While colleges have been hit with enrollment declines and growing sentiments that a 4-year degree is no longer “worth it,” many trade programs across the country are experiencing the opposite — enrollment is increasing, research from the National Student Clearinghouse found.
Across construction, culinary, and mechanic trade programs, all experienced increases in enrollment between spring 2021 to 2022, the study found.
