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Kids are ditching traditional college for career tech programs. Parents are concerned.


There's an emerging generational divide on attending college after high school.

Young people told USA TODAY that finances, along with the desire to enter the workforce without more classroom-type academics, were among their reasons for choosing technical education. As parents and teens navigate their post-college options, President Donald Trump and his administration have championed career technical programs as a viable alternative to traditional two-year and four-year colleges. She works at a precision manufacturing company that specializes in metal and polymer 3D printing and has a podcast that highlights young people pursuing trade options after high school.

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