Trade school leads to more success than 4-year college: Contractor

News Nation

Taylor Delandro
April 3, 2024
More Gen Z students attending trade school over 4-year institutions
Welding analyst: Society promotes trade school over traditional college
Electrical contractor: I saw more success after trade school than college
(NewsNation) — Blue-collar jobs are making their return as Gen Z graduates high school and skip four-year institutions.
According to the Education Data Initiative, college enrollment peaked in 2010 and declined nearly 10% over the last 14 years. Some of the biggest reasons include rising tuition and student loan debt.
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Michael Krupnicki, president of the American Welding Society, told NewsNation that today’s society has promoted going to trade school instead of thinking it’s a mistake not attending traditional college.

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