I will double down on your May 19 editorial about college degrees being money-makers.
As far as tuition costs, besides the traditional loans, there is military service where you learn while you earn and also get G.I. Bill benefits to get you through college. You can also trade in your military retirement deductions for Social Security contributions later on. If you apply and get federal employment, your military service counts toward your civil service retirement.
But the key to your future employment is knowing who you are and what you can do. That all starts in the high school vocational office. Most vocational offices will have a series of aptitude tests that give you a good idea of what your college major should be. And there is nothing at all wrong with industrial arts.
I would always give college a chance, one way or another. Life is short, and you don’t want to live with regrets about how life might have been.
