For decades, the best option for graduating high school students was deemed to be a four-year college degree. Taking that post-secondary pathway was seen as the most direct route to higher earnings and career success.
But clearly that thinking is changing, largely driven by student and parent desires. Recent college graduates are facing a range of newer challenges, including an increasing unemployment rate, “underemployment” (i.e., working in a job that does not require a college degree), and the introduction of AI and automation in the workplace.
As workforce needs have evolved, so too have the goals of high school students, including those at Luxemburg-Casco High School. More and more, students are choosing more practical, skills-based career pathways over a four-year college degree…