I was looking up trades administration to see if it’s a thing, and not only is it a thing, they offer bachelor’s degrees in it.

The whole thing is patently insane. I found this page at Capitol Technology University in Maryland — I had to go look up where they were because I was sure they must be talking about Canadian dollars in this image:

I want to ask them, “Are you completely insane?” You want people in the DC area, with a cost of living surely higher than mine in coastal Carolina, to obtain a bachelor’s degree so they can aspire to make a pittance and barely get by? Those last two salaries are probably sufficient down here, but they can’t be up there, and the rest of them represent struggle even here.

Why would I go in hock for an education to make just enough to continue struggling? This is crazy!

And then again, those salaries are for employment. If the administrator were working for a coop with profit sharing, that could be a lot better.

But I’m still not falling for this degree nonsense.

I should point out that this degree is meant to be sought after by people “working the industrial trades who want to start and manage their own businesses.” So this is supposed to be supplemental education for those who already got proficiency at their trade. And yet the above makes it look like a step down for their livelihood rather than a step up.