Is a Vocational College for You?

This is no great surprise but not everyone is four-year college material.  In fact, the majority of “hot” jobs are tech jobs requiring 1-2 years of vocational training.  Junior colleges are filled with hot careers and experiencing record enrollments.    What do they offer?

• automotive technology,
• automotive collision technology,
• biofuels technology,
• carpentry,
• computer repair,
• dental hygiene,
• diesel technology,
• emergency medical services,
• graphics technology,
• industrial electrician,
• industrial mechanics,
• maintenance electrician,
• manufacturing technology,
• media technology,
• medical assistant,
• medical laboratory technician,
• radiologic technology,
• sustainable energy,
• web technology,
• welding technology.

Employers are recruiting 2-year college students while still in school because they are having difficulties finding enough skilled individuals to keep their factories going.  Many jobs go unfilled.  The average age of a welder in the U.S. is nearly 60 yrs. old.  Production lines can’t be sustained.

If these careers appeal to you, checkout local community colleges.  And, if these careers do not appeal to you, you can attend the first two years at a junior college for far less money than a four-year college.