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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Welding? Aircraft maintenance (there is quite a bit of schooling/physics for this though)?

Perhaps robotic repair/maintenance? Water treatment?

What kind of work does he do now?[/quote]

It’s just a local fast food restaurant. We are happy he’s keeping track of his shifts and actually wants to work.   He doesn’t want to do anything with culinary or hospitality.

We’ve looked a little into the auto tech programs and at the website for the airline maintenance program in the area.  We haven’t visited either yet.  We would love to hear from anyone with experience at either.  [/quote]

We visited Lincoln Tech which was a pretty intense one year program. I didn’t like it because if a student falls behind or has difficulty it’s virtually impossible to catch up and so essentially you
Lose your tuition which is really pricey. My son was not as good of a student as yours so spending close to mid five figures and not getting a degree was a real possibility.

Montgomery College also has an auto tech program. You can get an associates degree or a certificate. The difference is that for the degree you need to take tests and for the certificate you don’t. Classes are identical. My son took all of his classes on the same day so could continue to work full time.

I don’t know about other programs. If he takes this route I’d suggest that he look for government jobs where there is a salary. Many governmental agencies have fleets. Also it’s pretty easy to move from auto to bus service positions - requires a CDL but that would be easy for someone with your son’s grades.

If he’s really thinking about auto mechanic he might want to talk to someone in that kind of job. It’s not salaries - They get paid for the jobs they do. Some people have a difficult time making it in that field when they work for dealerships and others.

If he’s interested in other trades, Montgomery College also has lots of options. I’m sure other CCs do as well, but I don’t know about them. [/quote]

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