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<blockquote data-quote="nononadanope" data-source="post: 318076" data-attributes="member: 25260"><p>That seems to be the case these days. Kids earn a B.S in a field but end up working as a store clerk or something. My brother earned a degree in Civil Engineering and was lucky to get a job in VA after graduating. A couple years after working that job, he applied to the ARMY Corps. of Eng. where he still works but they had him go for his Masters which he completed earlier this year.</p><p></p><p>I've heard a lot of others say how more kids/students should go into the trades because things such as cars, planes, trains, toilets, houses, etc will still need to be repaired. My Dad who is now retired; graduated from H.S. then worked for a guy helping build/repair houses then he started his own residentual constuction company. He was doing well until a few years ago then people didn't have the money to build a house, let alone get repairs done at times. </p><p></p><p>Awhile back I wanted to go for a Mech. Eng degree but I'm glad I didn't because I found out a year or so ago that I have Dyscalculia and so doing anything above Algebra (which is tough for me as it is) doesn't go well for me at all. In regards to automotive field; I've read that many kids aren't doing that route because they'd rather learn game design or something. In fact, many kids don't like cars in general. I noticed one of the courses taught at the community college is alternate fuels so that's good to know since many manufacturers are going "green". (I'm not into Eco-friendly cars. I'll choose horsepower/torque over that any day but knowing alternate fuels would be helpful for employment)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nononadanope, post: 318076, member: 25260"] That seems to be the case these days. Kids earn a B.S in a field but end up working as a store clerk or something. My brother earned a degree in Civil Engineering and was lucky to get a job in VA after graduating. A couple years after working that job, he applied to the ARMY Corps. of Eng. where he still works but they had him go for his Masters which he completed earlier this year. I've heard a lot of others say how more kids/students should go into the trades because things such as cars, planes, trains, toilets, houses, etc will still need to be repaired. My Dad who is now retired; graduated from H.S. then worked for a guy helping build/repair houses then he started his own residentual constuction company. He was doing well until a few years ago then people didn't have the money to build a house, let alone get repairs done at times. Awhile back I wanted to go for a Mech. Eng degree but I'm glad I didn't because I found out a year or so ago that I have Dyscalculia and so doing anything above Algebra (which is tough for me as it is) doesn't go well for me at all. In regards to automotive field; I've read that many kids aren't doing that route because they'd rather learn game design or something. In fact, many kids don't like cars in general. I noticed one of the courses taught at the community college is alternate fuels so that's good to know since many manufacturers are going "green". (I'm not into Eco-friendly cars. I'll choose horsepower/torque over that any day but knowing alternate fuels would be helpful for employment) [/QUOTE]
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