Even the Jesuits, the venerable order that did so much for so many in education for so many years, have been compromised, since their institutions hire bureaucrats who aren't necessarily Catholic and who come from the same defective gene pool as the bureaucrats of any other American university. Despite a few token areas of resistance, the battle for the universities is over and reason has lost. Time to push harder on the anti-college propaganda and ramp up the sales pitch for lucrative careers in the trades or technology via apprenticeships.
Not everyone has the IQ for college study in engineering. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, masonry, carpentry, (ugh) paint and drywall/plastering are the main construction gigs that are highly dependent on new home building trends unless you specialize in renovations (the most lucrative niche). While a few of these trades are physically demanding, if not crippling over many years, they are still the best alternative for those not capable of or interested in jobs that require university study. And not everyone unsuited to jobs that require advanced training or learning can make a higher 5-figure income, let alone 6 figures, at anything anymore without being really ingeniously creative or lucky enough to have the resources to become a contractor.
I don't know anything about the skills or knowledge needed to be a machinist or arborist or industrial safety inspector or any of the many non-university gigs out there, but these and similar trades can be and are taught/apprenticed at the community college level. Community colleges have in effect taken over the function of trade schools, and the better ones offer apprenticeships with local industries and businesses for bargain basement prices compared to university study that guarantees absolutely nothing in the way of post-degree employment.
Even the Jesuits, the venerable order that did so much for so many in education for so many years, have been compromised, since their institutions hire bureaucrats who aren't necessarily Catholic and who come from the same defective gene pool as the bureaucrats of any other American university. Despite a few token areas of resistance, the battle for the universities is over and reason has lost. Time to push harder on the anti-college propaganda and ramp up the sales pitch for lucrative careers in the trades or technology via apprenticeships.
Not everyone has the IQ for college study in engineering. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, masonry, carpentry, (ugh) paint and drywall/plastering are the main construction gigs that are highly dependent on new home building trends unless you specialize in renovations (the most lucrative niche). While a few of these trades are physically demanding, if not crippling over many years, they are still the best alternative for those not capable of or interested in jobs that require university study. And not everyone unsuited to jobs that require advanced training or learning can make a higher 5-figure income, let alone 6 figures, at anything anymore without being really ingeniously creative or lucky enough to have the resources to become a contractor.
I don't know anything about the skills or knowledge needed to be a machinist or arborist or industrial safety inspector or any of the many non-university gigs out there, but these and similar trades can be and are taught/apprenticed at the community college level. Community colleges have in effect taken over the function of trade schools, and the better ones offer apprenticeships with local industries and businesses for bargain basement prices compared to university study that guarantees absolutely nothing in the way of post-degree employment.
Good luck with the engineering.
If you say so, a lot of the older crowd I met in tech and desk jobs were teetering on this by 50-60 anyways.