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Originally posted by MIHunter View PostSo besides a trade school, what are some certifications or ???, that might be worth looking into. I ask because as we know a good portion of people with degrees are not working in that field. My son isn’t sure if college is for him, so I’m trying to see what other options there might be.
Thanks for the input in advance.
Heck, our trades that do our best work can pretty much name their price and we are more or less at their mercy because we can't afford to lose our good trades.
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Check out Texas State Technical College (TSTC). My son didn't want to go to college but attended TSTC (Waco campus) and got Assoc. AND dual Diesel Certification (Over the road & Off highway/AG) Is now a productive member of society as a John Deere Mechanic. I'll call it a success.
TSTC has other campuses also. They have core classes as well as all sorts of programs from radiology, HVAC, IT, welding, diesel, automotive, you name it. There are also a bunch of job fairs/placement opportunities. They have a good reputation w/ Industries.
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Originally posted by Forester View PostI know that you said no trade school, but TSTC is hard to beat for a 2 year degree. Spend the first year getting the basics done and the second strictly on your chosen field. They do a lot of hands on training in labs, not just sitting behind a desk all day every day. I graduated from there in Electrical and Instrumentation. With that foundation I went to work in electrical substations. From there you can work for just about any major city/utility and be home most nights and make good money. Or work for a contractor and travel a lot more and make really good money.
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Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus
located in Salina Ks.
Aviation Maintenance
Professional pilot
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight and Control.. (drone school)
Young men and women come from all of the country.
Cloud County Community College has a very good Wind turbine class..��
I know techs who are making $70k+
(If he ends up here, lmk, i can be a mentor, take him deer and turkey hunting, get him some cash odd jobs)Last edited by Zmaxhunter; 02-24-2021, 09:25 PM.
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I felt the same but still went to college... Bounced as soon as I got my associates and felt like 100% wasted time and money. Finally doing what I genuinely enjoy, what I should’ve done right out of high school as I would have been much further ahead.
Today is a super odd time. If he has a hobby or a passion of any kind, it can be perfected and profitable no matter what it may be.
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Real-estate
Traditional agents
Custom home builder
Flipping houses
Rental property/investment properties
Stock broker/investor
Insurance agent
Insurance broker
Sales rep
Franchise owner
Pool builder
Landscape company
Arborist
Preacher/pastor
I dont know, lots of opportunity out there that doesn't require a degree. Hes just got to figure out what he likes and go from there.
I do believe some college is good, particularly accounting, finance, business mgmt classes bc the reality of life is every evolves around money no matter what you do.
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