Question:
Should everyone go to college, or do we need cops and firemen too?
Elliot
2016-04-15 07:52:27 UTC
Should everyone go to college, or do we need cops and firemen too?
Fourteen answers:
Geomi
2016-04-15 22:00:19 UTC
Here are 100 jobs needed for our country and our world and we are all needed. Some need to have no high school education, no community college, and no full college education. Good luck



1) Able Seamen

2) Accountants

3) Accountants and Auditors

4) Actors

5) Actuaries

6) Acupuncturists *** New ***

7) Acute Care Nurses *** New ***

8) Adapted Physical Education Specialists *** New ***

9) Adjustment Clerks

10) Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

11) Administrative Services Managers

12) Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors

13) Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses *** New ***

14) Advertising and Promotions Managers

15) Advertising Sales Agents

16) Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians

17) Aerospace Engineers

18) Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

19) Agricultural and Food Science Technicians

20) Agricultural Crop Farm Managers

21) Agricultural Engineers

22) Agricultural Equipment Operators

23) Agricultural Inspectors

24) Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

25) Agricultural Technicians

26) Agricultural Workers, All Other

27) Air Crew Members

28) Air Crew Officers

29) Air Traffic Controllers

30) Aircraft Body and Bonded Structure Repairers



31) Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

32) Aircraft Engine Specialists

33) Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers

34) Aircraft Launch and Recovery Specialists

35) Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

36) Aircraft Rigging Assemblers

37) Aircraft Structure Assemblers, Precision

38) Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

39) Aircraft Systems Assemblers, Precision

40) Airfield Operations Specialists

41) Airframe-and-Power-Plant Mechanics

42) Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

43) Allergists and Immunologists *** New ***

44) Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

45) Amusement and Recreation Attendants

46) Anesthesiologist Assistants *** New ***

47) Anesthesiologists

48) Animal Breeders

49) Animal Control Workers

50) Animal Scientists

51) Animal Trainers

52) Anthropologists

53) Anthropologists and Archeologists

54) Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

55) Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

56) Appraisers, Real Estate

57) Aquacultural Managers *** New ***

58) Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

59) Archeologists

60) Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

61) Architectural and Civil Drafters

62) Architectural Drafters

63) Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

64) Archivists

65) Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

66) Armored Assault Vehicle Crew Members

67) Armored Assault Vehicle Officers

68) Art Directors

69) Art Therapists *** New ***

70) Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

71) Artillery and Missile Crew Members

72) Artillery and Missile Officers

73) Artists and Related Workers, All Other

74) Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

75) Assessors

76) Astronomers

77) Athletes and Sports Competitors

78) Athletic Trainers

79) Atmospheric and Space Scientists

80) Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

81) Audio and Video Equipment Technicians

82) Audiologist *** New ***

83) Audiologists

84) Audio-Visual Collections Specialists

85) Auditors

86) Automatic Teller Machine Servicers

87) Automotive Body and Related Repairers

88) Automotive Engineering Technicians *** New ***

89) Automotive Engineers *** New ***

90) Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

91) Automotive Master Mechanics

92) Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

93) Automotive Specialty Technicians

94) Auxiliary Equipment Operators, Power

95) Aviation Inspectors

96) Avionics Technicians

97) Baggage Porters and Bellhops

98) Bailiffs

99) Bakers

100) Bakers, Bread and Pastry
anonymous
2016-04-16 18:01:38 UTC
College is not for everyone, as the college drop-out rates prove. Most of the drop-outs should never have enrolled in the first place. College should be for the academically talented, whereas there are plenty of people who have needed talents that can be developed in other ways.



We do need more tertiary-educated police officers, as recent events have proved. Firemen? Not in general, but firemen who want to rise in terms of administration or specialized expertise should get some post-secondary education. They don't necessarily need degrees, just special training.
Mike L
2016-04-15 08:09:15 UTC
The second part of the question doesn't make much sense since a lot of cops and fireman have education beyond high school, some even college. College is not for everyone though. There are many hands on positions and other jobs that may require certifications or education beyond school and they are very necessary for citizens. Garbage men, plumbers, and electrical workers are all productive members of our society.
angelharp7
2016-04-18 09:24:57 UTC
I think our whole idea of "college" needs to be scrapped, for the most part, and re-imagined. (I'll get to your specific question in a minute.)



For many fields, I don't think we really need undergraduate brick and mortar colleges anymore; this isn't the 1950s when college was like some kind of grade 13 upper-middle-class boarding school for cardigan-wearing Buffy and Biff. I think the whole idea of the "college experience" is simply a way to get young people into debt while encouraging them to still be in "party-mode." It would be different if more students actually had contact with professors who had a deep love for their fields and could encourage and mentor students (in some small colleges this still happens), but in many large universities undergrads often don't have contact with the professors, and THIS should be the heart o f the college experience. Practically, students in many fields would be better served by a system of online learning coupled with serious internships and discussion groups. In any case, a lot of the politics, bullying by professors, and Mickey Mouse classes in colleges need to be nipped in the bud; students should be serious about getting an education, and the college should provide classes that give the information necessary to succeed in the real world, not some fantasy fairy-land, AND there shouldn't be any attempts to make students stay in school and spend more money than necessary on trivia. As to this, I've been encouraged as more and more colleges have started working with real working adults, people who are serious about getting a degree and who the colleges and professors can't intimidate like 18-year-olds living off Mom and Dad's allowance.



Now, it may seem from this that I'm anti-liberal-arts. I'm not at all. I think everyone deserves the right to enjoy cultural treasures, religion, music, etc. These could be offered online (and they ARE being offered) for a fraction of what it would cost at a brick-and-mortar university AND they would be more accessible to working-people...like the cops and firemen of whom you speak. Liberal arts and culture shouldn't be the domain of an elite few, but available to EVERYONE in the US at a reasonable price. A liberal arts education should broaden the mind, teach people to think critically and weigh evidence, and also open a world of enjoyment and give perspectives on different beliefs and cultures...and these are things that cops, firemen, farmers, factory workers, -in fact, anyone in the US who votes- all need and could enjoy. Some people think that certain workers have a limited intelligence, and might not be able to appreciate the finer things in life, but this is very far from the truth. Sometimes very intelligent people actually choose "simple" professions and, even if a person is of limited intelligence, why not allow him or her (I think Sojourner Truth said something to this effect) to "fill his cup" to its capacity?



But, this is just my opinion. I know that many people depend on colleges for jobs, and colleges DO sometimes help young people make the transition between high school and adult life. I've just seem a lot of the inefficiently and unnecessary cost in college education, and I think it's time for us to come into the 21st century and demand a change.
jurydoc
2016-04-15 08:00:49 UTC
First of all, most cops and firemen receive quite a bit of their basic and continuing education through community colleges. Remember, community and technical colleges provide significant training in what would be characterized as "non college" jobs -- plumbers, HVAC techs, welders -- the list goes on and on. So, to answer your question, we need to know what you mean by "college."
anonymous
2016-04-16 14:43:28 UTC
Well, I feel that it's better if we have educated cops and firemen/firewomen. Not everyone has to be a doctor or lawyer, but education will strengthen the quality of the services we receive.
anonymous
2016-04-15 07:58:58 UTC
Cops and firemen go to college in my country.

(Universities offer BA in Policing and BSc in Fire and Rescue.)
anonymous
2016-04-15 23:06:37 UTC
in new york city you have to have 60 college credits before you can apply to be a cops
TedEx
2016-04-16 14:51:43 UTC
My company has many, may applicants with degrees on Criminal Justice, Liberal Arts fields, EXERCISE SCIENCE, etc c, which are fine, flowery degrees, but are us\less.



Meanwhile, , if you came on with 2 years o HVAC, you would be offered a job as soon as you pass background check and drug screen

Are you a licensed plumber? You start Monday.
Edgard
2016-04-17 06:31:25 UTC
Yes
Jerry
2016-04-15 07:59:03 UTC
not everybody should go to college. No. But EVERYBODY, should read self help books to increase their inteelect and better themselves.
?
2016-09-18 15:43:33 UTC
Thankyou! Very informative and offers me better insight on this topic
?
2016-04-15 07:55:18 UTC
If you don't go to colleges , Indians will invade and will take your best jobs (I'm Indian) xD
anonymous
2016-04-15 07:54:57 UTC
Nope, some people have different skills


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