Legacy 2015 South Florida: Top Black Educators Issue | Page 13

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

By Zach Rinkins

AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINEL

Atlantic Technical College Offers Four Reasons to Cash-in on Vocational Careers
Once thought by some as second-class
career options, the current economic
climate is encouraging others to take a
second look at vocational technical
opportunities.

ATC students in Electronic Technology program

According to a recent Edvisors report,
the average class of 2015 graduate, with
student-loan debt, will have to pay back a
little more than $35,000. Additionally, a
Generation Opportunity study revealed that
13.8-percent of recent grads are
unemployed, compared to the 5.4-percent
national unemployment rate. These data
reveal at least two trends that many people
already knew: 1) certain college programs
are not always worth the possible lingering
debt; and 2) college is not an automatic path
to the American Dream.

“Our institution offers more than 75
different high-wage occupational programs
to the public