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Why career technical education?
While some of your high school classmates will go on to seek 4-year degrees, some will never graduate and many others will not find a job that requires the degree they have. By choosing technical education, you however, will learn real skills that are in great demand across the nation.
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How long will it take?
Though some technical programs are only nine months and others take just two years, your training can go even quicker if you decide to take college credit courses while still in high school. With technical education, you'll receive real-world training that will better prepare you for your exciting career.
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What kind of money are we talking?
You can spend less time in school and still make as much or more money as those who spend twice as many years attending college. Because of the shorter length of training, college loan expenses can be greatly reduced, and with the great demand for those with technical skills, some companies will even help pay for your technical education.
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Testimonials
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Branden Walsh
Interstate Detroit Diesel'You pretty much have to have that (hands on training) in order to do the job," |
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Quick Facts
- Projected college graduates through 2010: 1.3 million.
Projected jobs for those graduates: 730,000. Source
- 20% of all jobs in the US require a 4-year degree.
65-70% of all the jobs in the US are Gold Collar, or technical in nature. Source
- Only about 1/5 of all occupations require a 4-year degree. Source
- For every 100 people with a college degree, 43 will be underemployed (doing work that doesn't require that level of education).
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- 2nd and 3rd highest paying jobs in the US are craft and precision, manufacturing and specialized repair. Demand exceeds supply.
1st highest paying jobs are professional and managerial. Supply exceeds demand. Source
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