It’s no secret. Today, more recent high school grads are choosing a career-based education over traditional college. In fact, the National Student Clearinghouse says two-year, trade-based program enrollment increased by 16% last year.[1]
Here’s 8 Reasons Why More Students Are Choosing Vocational Schools[2]
- 158%: The cost of traditional, public college has risen over 150% in just the last 20 years.
- 2 Decades: The average student loan takes twenty years to pay off.
- 64%: Only 64.6% of students graduated college within six years.
- 50%: Half of a traditional college student’s study-time is in general education, not their “career” major or focus.
- 33%: One in three companies have dropped degree requirement in job postings.[3]
- 24%: Salaries for some skilled trades have risen well over 20% in just a year.[4]
- 1/3: Trade school, for example, costs about a third of traditional college.
- 2 Years: Many career-based educations take two years or less to complete, vs 4-6 years of traditional college.
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[1] Undergraduate Enrollment Grew in the Fall of 2023 | National Student Clearinghouse News
[2] 6 Huge Reasons Vocational Schools Are Outpacing College (resumegenius.com)
[3] 1 in 3 companies are ditching college degree requirements for salaried jobs (cnbc.com)
[4] Wages are up over 20% for some in-demand jobs; bosses on hiring sprees (cnbc.com)