College Frustration

[brendala]

I've been researching community colleges and for-profit trade schools to look into a pharmacy tech degree. But none of them have the decency to list the prices on their websites (meaning I'm forced to call them and listen to a sales pitch when all I want is a price quote). -_-

*sigh* I really wish we were still living in the days where a person could easily get a decent job at a fair wage right out of high school (or after a short stint in a secretarial course or something like back in the day).  Not everyone has the ability, inclination, and/or free time to go to a 2-4 year college and I think it's awful that every job that pays more than minimum wage expects applicants to have degrees (even if the job doesn't require one). Most college grads I've met aren't much smarter than the average Joe on the street. And the only skill many of those grads mastered after 4 years at university was the ability to consume their own body weight in alcohol, roofies, and/or marijuana without dying.
/end rant

Comments

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Tell me about it! That's why I've been slaving away for four years to get a degree, although now I'm ready to call it quits on having a career and instead focus more on meeting someone, getting married, and raising kids. Then repeat that vicious cycle all over again...

Good luck chasing those prices down. It's such a pain!

[brendala.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Hopefully the degree you're working on will come in handy just in case you and your future husband end up needing an extra income.


The hardest part is doing online research to make sure the for-profit schools I consider aren't scams. I've heard a few horror stories about people getting $20,000+ in debt only to find out the degree they got isn't worth the paper it's printed on. :(

Community Colleges are cheaper and less likely to be scams, but they take longer than the for-profit trade schools (and there is usually a waiting list). So it's hard to decide which way to go.

[schpydurx.livejournal.com]

This is usually in the handbook which they should have on their websites as .pdf downloads.

Why must you stay in California? Why not move some place where the people are sane?

[brendala.livejournal.com]

I've thought about moving to a state with better job prospects. But I had a hard time adjusting to being so far away from my family, friends, and everything familiar when I was working in Denver and Austin last year. :(

Besides all that, I have some family obligations that I can't really leave behind right now.