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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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" I'm online -- unemployment rate now topping 10% officially many Americans are turning to trade schools and help them -- skills to find a job. The beauty schools auto repair these career colleges are seeing huge increase in enrollment. Fox News on the job punt with Peter Doocy live in the New York City Borough of queens -- the technical college actually the Lincoln technical institute and Peter."
" this is actually the night class at Lincoln tech a career college where as you said before business is booming. And that's because learning a skill like auto technology is their best shot at getting a job in this tough economy. Okay."
" And last year Korean girl who was out of work and running out of options and they can't. We're really glad I can't get a job -- their thoughts that 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 a staggering ten point 2%. Students like terrain -- here to gain skills that will lead them directly to jobs. When you're driving to the unemployment office where you're driving to a drop me your -- And I think you know having skill like this is really marketable and career colleges like this one enrollment is searching and so were profits. We can take expects to break in half a billion dollars this year between their 43 campuses nationwide. 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 are taking this opportunity to go back to school and acquire the skills they need. To do better."
" That's right Chad and not a -- that we talked to here seem worried at 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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