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What Are The Pros And Cons Of Trade School

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Is college outdated or not? The prices of college are very high for what kind of education they're getting, many students drop out because of the stress of paying the expensive prices. I don’t think the price of college is worth it when there are trade schools that are cheaper, but you can have comparable income to someone with a college degree and with substantially less debt. Trade school is less expensive than college. In the state of Maryland, the average cost of a bachelor's degree is $27,940 and for a master's degree $59,684. But in a trade school, it is between $6,000 and $10,000. From the article Trade School Vs College “One of the biggest downfalls of college education is the amount of debt that students get into for attending school.” …show more content…

colleges? The average length of a trade school is 2-4 years. The average length of college for a masters degree is 1.5-2 years. The average length of college for a bleachers degree is 4 years full time. In the article “What is a Trade School?” The text reads “, to quickly prepare students to enter the workforce in their chosen area. In contrast, most college programs are much more general and provide education in a wide range of subject areas” Also, most students that go to a trade school can start work as soon as possible while they are still going to school, because most trade schools have connections to help the students get a job, while in college if you are trying to get your degrees, yes you can still work, but may not be able to go up in the ranks as you can in a trade. The evidence shows the length of time that is needed for each choice, and what they are for. The quote was picked because it gives a better understanding of people that attend trade school, and people that go to college. And see the time it takes to complete it and see how long it takes you to start working with ether education. So with what was said, there are more pros to going to a trade school than there is to going to …show more content…

Trade school isn’t the best option because it’s for a specialty thing and you would only go to school for that one thing. From the article Trade school vs college “Due to the specialized training of trade school programs, graduates do not receive as much career flexibility as college graduates” This is saying that college has more chances for different jobs, while a trade school is just for one and you can find out later that it is not what you want anymore and you don't have any other options. By going to college you will have more chances of getting a job or different jobs. You may not like the trade after a while, and you don't know anything else. Trade may not be needed anymore in the area you live

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