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    JAG reacted to WesternCO68's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    Like others have said, the choice of major is key. If someone has the mindset of maximizing earnings potential, the right choice of...
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    JAG reacted to MNElkNut's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    Regarding the topic that some in the trades make over $100K, wouldn't it also be fair to state what the upper end of those with college...
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    JAG reacted to SAJ-99's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    With the reality of World today, hopefully they have him focus on the hardest stuff. The easy welding will largely be done by robots...
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    JAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.
    I thought about that too, but then you are faced with exceptions, and the exercise gets frayed. To avoid getting hung up on outliers...
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    JAG reacted to SD_Prairie_Goat's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    Pto, retirement, health insurance, flex hours, etc are not guaranteed in the trades. In my experience before graduation all of those...
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    JAG reacted to Beignet's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    Would the trade school education totally replace the few years of general studies education they’d be receiving at a conventional high...
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    JAG reacted to SAJ-99's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    That was how I first interpreted the description and just assumed I was wrong. Having some standard for education in this country has...
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    JAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.
    I also wonder how much of that delinquency is from students who got a bogus degree or a for-profit university and assumed they'd have a...
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    JAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.
    I'm still a little surprised at that development- not requiring a degree for IT or Cybersecurity. That field still seems magical to me...
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    JAG reacted to jpc01101's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    Same for me, it helped me get my foot in the door. I work in tech (Cyber Security specifically) and the past few years we have...
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    JAG replied to the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education.
    Yes! That's the same advice I give to my kids. For additional clarity, I also tell them that if you later decide you don't want to...
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    JAG reacted to TheTone's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    One thing a degree can do though is open career paths for you a trade school or blue collar work doesn’t. My brother makes near the same...
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    JAG reacted to Fire_9's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    I grew up around a lot of heavy industrial/production jobsites so maybe my perspective is skewed as those types or jobs typically pay...
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    JAG reacted to SAJ-99's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    Why are you assuming it is free? Can you name the school? I found Drake State in Alabama but quickly saw it wasn't as clean in the...
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    JAG reacted to brymoore's post in the thread Evaluate the ROI on Education with Like Like.
    I grew up blue collar. I have spent time around the trades and have friends who are electricians and HVAC technicians. My best friend...
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