Technical schools are where you want to be in you don’t want to go to college for 4 years, and they provide mostly employment preparation, it’s also for people who didn’t do well in high school. Technical school studies include trained labor like welding, culinary arts, and office management other courses offered are nursing, criminal justice and automotive mechanic. Technical schools are also a good idea for adults who have jobs but want to improve or advance. Technical school classes can be taken online as well for convenience. Some benefits to technical schooling Higher wages compared to if they only had a high school diploma, You would have active participation in problem solving in school environment, online school would also increase your job skills and help with job security. Tuition cost of technical school compared with a 4 years college is definitely a reason to think about a 2 year school. Skilled trade’s jobs are in demand, there is shortage of them. There are some advantages to technical schools, admission is easier the 4 year college, there is flexible scheduling and there is hands on training, which you might not get at a 4 year school. Before deciding what you want to do you may want to ask yourself, what are your goals, what do you want for a future job? How will school fit into your lifestyle, do you have kids and a full time job? What are your strengths and weaknesses, will you excel in school? What would you need for education to get your dream job in the future? You can be anything you want if you just sit down and take a few minutes to decide what’s best for you and your future.