More Gen Z students are opting for trade schools today

During the past several months, there has been a lot in the news about students from Generation Z (1997–2012) choosing to attend trade schools over more traditional colleges. Those of us who work at trade schools don’t call them that. The Technical College System of Georgia is, I suppose, what others might call a trade school. The colleges in the system offer such programs as welding, automotive maintenance and repair, plumbing, construction, industrial systems maintenance, electrical lineman, and aviation maintenance, among many others.

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Enrollment Management Report
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2025-03-17
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https://doi.org/10.1002/emt.31377
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Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
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More Gen Z students are opting for trade schools today

Dawn Z. Hodges
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More Gen Z students are opting for trade schools today

Dawn Z. Hodges
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During the past several months, there has been a lot in the news about students from Generation Z (1997–2012) choosing to attend trade schools over more traditional colleges. Those of us who work at trade schools don’t call them that. The Technical College System of Georgia is, I suppose, what others might call a trade school. The colleges in the system offer such programs as welding, automotive maintenance and repair, plumbing, construction, industrial systems maintenance, electrical lineman, and aviation maintenance, among many others.

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