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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just love this story.  Why not have signing days for other things besides athletes or top colleges?

How about a top dancer, pianist, chef,or someone going to a tech school etc...

How about signing days after two years at local community colleges going off to wonderful schools who will have the same degree as people who paid 4 years for it?

I know this is DCUM, land of the 4yr college or bust, but I wish the tides would start changing.  Technical high schools and technical and specialized career schools are a must.

https://www.today.com/parents/signing-day-heralds-teens-going-jobs-not-college-t127184[/quote]

I'm a big fan of technical education and I guess this is a fine idea as far as it goes, although to be honest, I'm a little wary of my taxpayer dollars being used to market private industries that are doing the hiring (at least with athletes, the signing days are with educational institutions).

I do want to correct your comment about community colleges, though. The notion that it's 1) easy or 2) common to go to community college and then transfer to a 4-year college and graduate with only 2 years of expensive tuition is a myth.

See: https://nscresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/SignatureReport12.pdf

Highlights:

* The completion rate for college is considerably higher for those who start at a 4-year institution than those who start at a 2-year community college (62.4% and 3.9.3%, respectively).
* Just sixteen percent of students who started at community colleges in 2010 completed a degree at a four-year institution within six years.

So, let's not romanticize the CC-to-university pathway. It's definitely a viable option, but the reality is most CCs are substandard and the ease of this transfer is oversold. 
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I do want to note that some recent research on community colleges does a better job controlling for who enrolls, their education goals, and their attributes. This work paints a much better picture of success for those schools.  Not everyone starting at CC is looking for a four year degree.  Sorry I can't find the citation.[/quote]

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