As Gen Z heads to trade schools, it’s time to talk about how we view college education
At the end of high school, my peers and I were constantly swarmed with questions about our plans after graduation. Many were heading off to a traditional college or university, but a few opted for trade schools instead.
Although university is still the dominant choice, it seems as though the trade route is gaining more traction, especially amongst members of Gen Z. This has been credited (at least in part) to increasingly high costs of university tuition, which has “more than doubled in the 21st century,” according to The Education Data Initiative. In just one academic year, “the average in-state student attending a public four-year institution and living on-campus spends $27,146” — simply not an attainable metric for many people…