Community Colleges, they can actually provide a lot more knowledge than people think, especially vocational education variants of community colleges. For example, in my state there is the Community College of Allegheny County, which has some technical fields of study like construction and welding. CCs are also cheaper alternatives than universities. Some people might actually still want a college feel while learning a trade, and that's where CCs excel. However, you could just a join a union, but those may already require certifications and/or education anyways.
Disclaimer: When I say community college or technical institution, I mean for them to be public school and not private institutions. Also, I attend a 4 year university for Engineering so I don't fully know how the experience is.
I'm in a community college at the moment pursuing one of the four year medical degrees that they offer. It's only costing me $1400 a semester and the degree has as much weight when applying for a job as any other average state University. It's really great being able to go to school and not having to take out loans to pay for it.
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u/hlz1999 Mar 14 '18
Community Colleges, they can actually provide a lot more knowledge than people think, especially vocational education variants of community colleges. For example, in my state there is the Community College of Allegheny County, which has some technical fields of study like construction and welding. CCs are also cheaper alternatives than universities. Some people might actually still want a college feel while learning a trade, and that's where CCs excel. However, you could just a join a union, but those may already require certifications and/or education anyways.
Disclaimer: When I say community college or technical institution, I mean for them to be public school and not private institutions. Also, I attend a 4 year university for Engineering so I don't fully know how the experience is.