Showing posts with label vocational. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocational. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The limit on technical degrees

I like the idea of a two-year technical degree. They are immensely practical.  They take less time (and less money overall) than four-year bachelors degrees.  They usually have a large percentage of time spent in hands-on labs.  Having a two-year degree is much better than having only a high-school diploma (which is much better than having no diploma.)

You can't get there from here
The problem with having a two-year degree is that the ceiling is much lower than it would be with a four-year degree. Or, in other words, the ladder to where you want to go may not reach down to people with two-year degrees.

As with any life decision, you have to first ask yourself what your goals are.

Let me illustrate with a tale of two friends... after the jump.
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