Jasz
VIP Contributor
A bachelors degree is a valuable investment, but it's not the only way to succeed in life. If you're just looking to make money, then yes, it's a waste of time. If you're looking to learn something and have fun doing it, then no!
You can get a job with a bachelors degree pretty much anywhere in the country. But if you want to be able to go anywhere in the world with your skillset, and make more money than anyone else around you, then consider learning a trade.
There are plenty of trades out there that will allow you to travel the world while making more money than your peers who held on to their college degrees. Here are just a few examples:
-Truck driving
-HVAC technician (heating ventilation air conditioning)
-Plumbing technician
-Electrician
-Cook
-Masonry
Trade schools offer real-world experience that can't be taught in a classroom environment, and they offer hands-on training that's completely different from what you'd get at a traditional university.
And while this might sound like an endorsement of trade schools over four-year colleges, we're not saying one is better than the other, they're just different. A college education prepares students for careers in fields such as business or science; a trade school can help you prepare for a job as an electrician or carpenter. College may be right for some people but not right for others; trade school may be right for some people but not right for others.
You can get a job with a bachelors degree pretty much anywhere in the country. But if you want to be able to go anywhere in the world with your skillset, and make more money than anyone else around you, then consider learning a trade.
There are plenty of trades out there that will allow you to travel the world while making more money than your peers who held on to their college degrees. Here are just a few examples:
-Truck driving
-HVAC technician (heating ventilation air conditioning)
-Plumbing technician
-Electrician
-Cook
-Masonry
Trade schools offer real-world experience that can't be taught in a classroom environment, and they offer hands-on training that's completely different from what you'd get at a traditional university.
And while this might sound like an endorsement of trade schools over four-year colleges, we're not saying one is better than the other, they're just different. A college education prepares students for careers in fields such as business or science; a trade school can help you prepare for a job as an electrician or carpenter. College may be right for some people but not right for others; trade school may be right for some people but not right for others.