This would be a good thing about 15 years ago. Today? All our jobs here are offshored, so what good is it to go to college and take on additional debt?
This is a good idea only if you have the time, money and will not take on additional debt. I did it in my 30s and I paid for it myself - no debt. It was a challenge, but the world wasn't f***ed like it is now.
These days even the gyms are full at 10am on a workday. Not with old Boomers but younger people aged 25 - 50 who should be working.
As folks here say, go do HVAC.
Why Workers in Their 40s Are Going Back to School
A tough job market and the threat of artificial intelligence are leading to some radical career changes
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/why-workers-in-their-40s-are-going-back-to-school-c6b8f6d8
This is a good idea only if you have the time, money and will not take on additional debt. I did it in my 30s and I paid for it myself - no debt. It was a challenge, but the world wasn't f***ed like it is now.
These days even the gyms are full at 10am on a workday. Not with old Boomers but younger people aged 25 - 50 who should be working.
As folks here say, go do HVAC.
Why Workers in Their 40s Are Going Back to School
A tough job market and the threat of artificial intelligence are leading to some radical career changes
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/why-workers-in-their-40s-are-going-back-to-school-c6b8f6d8
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It's tough to go back to school in your 40s. But with layoffs, stagnant pay and inroads by artificial intelligence, many of those nearing midlife are heading back to classrooms and trade schools.
Some are making radical career changes, going from chef to software engineer. Others are getting higher degrees to stand out from peers as qualification standards intensify. Some who skipped college after high school return to the classroom because they can't get top jobs without degrees.
Returning to school isn't easy. Those in their 40s often have to juggle work, family and academics. They take on new debt when peers are entering peak-earning years. The average cost of in-state public college is about $30,000 a year and much more for private nonprofit schools.
For many, it's worth it. People are living longer and aren't retiring at 65.
Cindy Woody earned her master's at 41 and completed her doctorate at 47. "I'm a good investment," says Woody, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Texas at Tyler.
Longevity, she says, runs in her family. Her great grandmother lived to almost 100. Woody worked full time while going to school, quit watching TV and handed off housework to family members while she attended in-person classes at night and on Saturday. She wrote papers between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. or on Sunday afternoons.
More than 1 million people in their 40s are enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Many are looking to make more money in the white-collar world and have greater job security, even at a time when many younger people are questioning the value of a college degree.
Skilled trade and apprenticeship programs, which can cost as little as $3,000 a year, are seeing an influx, too, in part because those jobs are seen as less vulnerable to automation and artificial intelligence. Leaky pipes need plumbers.
One fourth of the 108 students enrolled in a Pennsylvania job-training program are in their 40s, learning plumbing, carpentry, construction, healthcare and other skills. Many have either lost jobs or want better pay.
"This year we've seen more layoffs and closures," says Erica Mulberger, executive director of Advance Central PA, a nonprofit local workforce development board.
One student, Victoria Miner, 48, enrolled in a four-year butcher apprenticeship program, learning to process meat products according to USDA standards. Miner, who raises cattle, felt she needed the training to get taken seriously in a male-dominated industry.