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Changing students' mindsets
In order to support that drive toward
success, the schools are eager to move with
the times and offer support in any ways
they can for their students. From keeping
students active in their courses, returning
each semester, graduating with a certificate
or degree, and finding a job, MTI and DTC
offer a variety of student services that can
help.
"We want to change people's mindsets,"
Mike says. "From day one, they have to
know that they can change their future and
that the opportunities are real. It's up to
them to get going."
at starts with talking to high school
students and recent graduates about
postsecondary education options beyond
the traditional four-year degree. Aer
decades of students being told that they
must go to college in order to achieve
career success, or that a traditional
university was the best—or only—option
aer high school, Brian says the veil
is being lied. With the high costs of
student loan debt, extra time spent in the
classroom completing general education
requirements, and low completion rates
at the four- or even six-year mark, a
traditional university program no longer
seems like a silver bullet to stability and
success.
"e word is getting out," Brian says. "Now
we can have an honest conversation about
why we're upside down in education."
Today, only about one in four of American
jobs requires a bachelor's degree (or a
graduate degree), according to data from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If we're
encouraging 100 percent of high school
seniors to get a four-year degree, we're
