Anonymous
Post 01/22/2014 19:59     Subject: Re:Good alternatives to college?
Mike Rowe has a web site dedicated to just this -

http://profoundlydisconnected.com/

You can find information on trade schools and jobs there.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2014 19:46     Subject: Good alternatives to college?
Check Community College in PG or other places for HVAC program. The one is PG may have fee waivers if you are accepted. You might not get rich, but you'll always be employed.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2014 19:43     Subject: Good alternatives to college?
Depends on aptitude and interests. A friend's kid just got into a cooking program that was aimed at underserved/at risk kids. It was even subsidized, unlike many of the cooking schools.
There's the restaurant School in Philadelphia, but I don't know what that costs now. Electrician's programs are now attracting college grads...

And I'll have to look up the name of the place.. refrigeration and heating apprentice ship is paid for if you get in, but it's competitive and requires soe working technical brain. Coll -- no pun intended--program though.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2014 19:42     Subject: Good alternatives to college?
Pew Research did an interesting article on this topic - Is College Worth It?
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/05/15/is-college-worth-it/6/#chapter-5-the-monetary-value-of-a-college-education
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2014 19:39     Subject: Good alternatives to college?
Check out the Apprentice School in Newport News.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2014 11:01     Subject: Good alternatives to college?
Anonymous wrote:Montgomery College's Workforce Development and Continuing Education has some excellent non-credit programs at very reasonable prices. I have been seriously considering taking one or two programs to my overpriced degree.

http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/courseschedule.html
That's 'to add to my overpriced degree'.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2014 11:00     Subject: Good alternatives to college?
Montgomery College's Workforce Development and Continuing Education has some excellent non-credit programs at very reasonable prices. I have been seriously considering taking one or two programs to my overpriced degree.

http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/courseschedule.html
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2014 10:56     Subject: Re:Good alternatives to college?
Great question. I am the second generation of my family with prestigious degrees, but I honestly don't think it will be a viable option for my oldest child.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2014 10:53     Subject: Good alternatives to college?
Where can I find out more about options that do not involve college. I hear so much about how a college education has landed many in lifelong debt, and how jobs after college are no longer guaranteed. I suspect the programs with the better job prospects are more difficult to get into.
What can I look at to compare the college costs to