college degree that is more vocational but that's not hospitality

[Anonymous]

Business or Finance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hvac is a goldmine

You’re welcome

Agree. If you are hell-bent on college, he could get a business degree, but honestly, why not a trade?

Way different skill & interest sets.

[Anonymous]

Send him to public schools that have vocational programs now called Career and Technical Education. FCPS has many Academies.
He can try out different areas that interest him.

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/high-school-academics-9-12/career-and-technical-education-cte

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pilot. Severe pilot shortage. He can get an aviation degree - Purdue, W. Michigan, Emory Riddle.

Or Florida Institute of Technology
https://catalog.fit.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=14&poid=5583/

[Anonymous]

Look at the programs at Embry Riddel for aircraft mechanics/maitenance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are five majors he may be interested in:

1. Outdoor education ( https://www.fortlewis.edu/academics/schools-departments/departments/adventure-education-department/majors-programs/major-minor)

2. Tourism/Hospitality Management (https://ww1.odu.edu/academics/programs/undergraduate/tourism-management)

3. Exercise science/kinesiology--seems to attract a ton of athletes who want to become athletic trainers, physical therapists, etc

4. Theater, whether as an actor or doing the behind-the-scenes set work (https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/programs/performing-arts/theatre-technical-aa-degree.html)

5. Construction Management (https://shadygrove.umd.edu/academics/degree-programs/bs-construction-management-technology)

Also definitely get the testing that will allow him to get the accommodations he needs to succeed.


RE: #3 Exercise Science/kinesiology. I know to the outsider, PT seems like all massages and exercises, but do you know how much intensive schooling PTs go through? They are required to dissect cadavers, for pete's sake!

This PT is not the easy route. And ExSci/kinesiology is not that easy at many schools (ie ones that intend to prepare your student for PT or OT grad school). ExSci/kinesiology degree without getting an advanced degree is also fairly pointless--if you want to work as a trainer, just get certified for that, you don't need a 4 year degree, and certainly won't get paid as if you have one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Occupational therapy
Special education,.if he likes working with kids.
Most general business degrees at most colleges aren't that hard or academic.

Since when is special education teaching some catch all career for people who don’t know what they want to do?!

There are some very weird suggestions in this thread…