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RoswellGAHokie
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Or short of deleting them, tie federal loan availability to the earning

potential of the degree. A kid wants to get an engineering degree, he or she should have access to more loan money than a kid getting a women’s study degree. Schools also need some skin in the game when their students default. They should be akin to a co-signer on the loan.
Posted: 09/24/2024 at 12:58 PM ET
(In response to this post by EDGEMAN)

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Gen Z ditching 4-year colleges for trade schools - Wall Street Journal
EDGEMAN • 09/24/24 11:50 AM ET
My son was seriously considering Apprentice School for a while...
JoesterVT • 09/24/24 06:37 PM ET
…yeah, but most of the jobs aren’t work from home**
chumley • 09/24/24 06:00 PM ET
In related news, the US Trade School Association has advised their members
Late 80s Hokie • 09/24/24 04:03 PM ET
I've always been pro college, but the math now doesn't work for many
WestyHokie • 09/24/24 03:30 PM ET
We will ALWAYS need plumbers and electricians.
Hokie CPA • 09/24/24 01:25 PM ET
Neighbor's kid did two years of community college and hated it
Happy Dog • 09/24/24 04:55 PM ET
Guarantee any machinist coming out of a trade school has a job waiting...
EDGEMAN • 09/24/24 03:48 PM ET
Yup. And carpenters, farmers, etc. **
ColoVT82 • 09/24/24 02:40 PM ET
My friend needed an electrician for a small job at his house. When he
MCL3 Hokie • 09/24/24 02:33 PM ET
I do probably 95% of all the work around the house myself, in no small part
Tafkam Hokie • 09/24/24 03:46 PM ET
Judge Smails^^**
HokieDan95 • 09/24/24 01:27 PM ET
great news!!!**
radhokie1 • 09/24/24 01:11 PM ET
Good. Most people will benefit from that greatly.**
Brewing_Hokie • 09/24/24 01:08 PM ET
I graduated with a degree from Radford... Then had no idea what I was going
HokieGator • 09/24/24 12:42 PM ET
Economically it makes a lot of sense but coming from a small town I needed
HokieDan95 • 09/24/24 12:07 PM ET
Mike Rowe effect 👍🏻**
B777Fr8Dog • 09/24/24 11:59 AM ET
he's been saying it forever. **
reestuart • 09/24/24 03:43 PM ET
Too many college degrees are completely worthless.
EDGEMAN • 09/24/24 12:05 PM ET
Agreed. And, I think colleges should be on the hook if they take $ and....
RUHokie • 09/24/24 04:19 PM ET
IMHO We need more people with college degrees and more people in the trades
Hokie Chris • 09/24/24 01:57 PM ET
Here, here!
MAHokie69 • 09/24/24 09:17 PM ET
Or short of deleting them, tie federal loan availability to the earning ◄
RoswellGAHokie • 09/24/24 12:58 PM ET
Any "Studies" degree and the associated department should be eliminated
EDGEMAN • 09/24/24 03:52 PM ET
Agry, at least in principle.
Tafkam Hokie • 09/24/24 03:41 PM ET
Maybe the amount you can borrow for a degree
RTFC • 09/24/24 07:31 PM ET
This is a very multi-faceted problem
Tafkam Hokie • 09/24/24 12:31 PM ET
We weren't just told college was an asset, they said it was essential
HokieNoVA • 09/24/24 01:32 PM ET
To add, all those same older generations decided that Personal Finance
hoosnowahokie • 09/24/24 12:35 PM ET
If you can't figure out debt/borrowing
RTFC • 09/24/24 02:51 PM ET
So can you explain why all of those college educated people in congress...
EDGEMAN • 09/24/24 03:43 PM ET
Pretty simple. No matter how educated you are, spending someone else's
Tafkam Hokie • 09/24/24 03:51 PM ET
Have a great suggestion: if congress votes to spend excessively, they...
EDGEMAN • 09/24/24 04:09 PM ET
While you're at it, add this to your day as king. Tax the hell out of any
UEMcGill • 09/24/24 12:16 PM ET
How about any school with a massive foundation that asks for federal...
EDGEMAN • 09/24/24 03:45 PM ET
College debt should become partially dischargeable in bankruptcy
One4VT • 09/24/24 12:14 PM ET
Paywall not available for us blue collar folks.**
PhotoHokieNC • 09/24/24 11:54 AM ET
You can't access YouTube?**
EDGEMAN • 09/24/24 11:56 AM ET