For decades, the US has relied on a “college for all” model that fails to prepare workers for all job openings created by employers, instead preparing the majority of workers for only some job openings, traditionally “white collar” jobs. This has left a deficiency in the “blue collar” jobs market, causing a striking difference in wages: a new graduate of a bachelor’s degree program’s average starting wage is $55,000, while an apprenticeship graduate’s average starting wage is
