College Vs. Apprenticeship

After graduating high school, new comers to the world are faced with many problems. These problems include how to work at bettering their future. Many rely on the norm of college, but many are starting to see the benefits of apprenticeship's and the rewarding futures that they give.

When looking at how to improve one's future many look for an institution that can provide a background in a field that one may wish to work for. In doing so, many look at how much it would cost to get this knowledge, if there's a work and study type internship with monetary benefits, and possibly the distance they would need to travel from their residence to said institution.

When it comes to ones advancement in their future, most realize that they will need some sort of certificate or reference showing they have some experience. To do this many will choose college to give them a background in whatever field they choose. When choosing a college for a background in some kind of field of study, the first thing many should look at is money. If doing the basic four years in and out of state college, most will accumulate a debt of fifty to sixty thousand in debt if no grants or scholarships are used. If money is the issue, then one should look at an apprenticeship. Many apprenticeships are available for close to two thousand different jobs, with that many to choose from it surprises most to find out it may only cost up to three thousand a year; at an average of four years that would add up to twelve thousand total. So an apprenticeship would save some one up to eighty percent in cost. This is quite a difference for young adults with little to no experience with the real world.

While searching for an institution to help increase knowledge for young adults, some would look at the possibility for making money while gaining experience. College gives some internship for certain fields of study; these internships are generally unpaid and amount to no more than being a coffee fetcher. An apprenticeship pays a person while they work towards their certificate of completion. Most even pay two to three times the minimum wage for that state. Not only are you gaining hands on work experience but your being paid while working towards a certificate of completion for that field of work.

After you have seen the expenses and the possible income one could earn while participating in either a college or an apprenticeship, one of the biggest problems yet to be discussed is travel. While most that attend a college would just get a dorm to rid themselves of a distance factor, these young adults are still faced with paying large amounts of money for a one room dorm. Compared to living at home, along with paying for this dorm if you're out of state, one has to pay out of state living expenses. Now comparing this to an apprenticeship, one is paid for the distance they would have to travel to a jobsite and many jobsites are in your immediate