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Published: Tue, 10 Nov 2009
Description: On the Job Hunt: Vocational schools a popular choice for unemployed
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" It's with the unemployment rate now topping 10% officially many Americans are turning to trade schools to help them -- it's -- new skills to find a job. The beauty schools to auto repair these career colleges are seeing a huge increase in enrollment. Fox News on the job -- with Peter Doocy live in -- New York City Borough of queens -- the technical college actually the Lincoln technical institute and Peter."
" this is actually the -- class at Lincoln tech a career college where as you said before business is booming. And that's because learning -- skill like auto technology is their best shot at getting a job in this tough economy. Okay."
" And okay last year Korean -- was out of work and running out of options they can't. We're really glad I can't get a job -- their thoughts -- I wasn't getting any freelance work. Rather than give up she decided to rethink her career path and enrolled at Lincoln technical institute. A career college specializing in automotive technology. With unemployment at -- staggering ten point 2%. Students like terrain -- here to gain skills -- we've -- directly to jobs. Whether you're driving to the unemployment office where you're driving to a job you need your -- And I think you know having skill like this is really marketable -- career colleges like this one enrollment is searching and so -- profits. We can take expects to -- in half a billion dollars this year between their 43 campuses nationwide. Up about 45% from last year and according to the career college association business is booming across the country."
" As more and more individuals who were either unemployed or underemployed or taking this opportunity to go back to school and acquire the skills they need. To do better."
" That's right Chad and not a series that we talked to here is -- all about getting a job after graduation and they really shouldn't be. Because this particular program hasn't. Astronomical 86%. Job placement rate. Thank you Peter Doocy live in Queens New York Peter thanks a British company that."
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