The Path
Choosing a hands-on career, with the numbers in front of you.
Whether you are eighteen and picking a trade or forty and leaving a desk job, the decision is the same: which program is worth your time and money, and what will you actually earn on the other side.
The Path is a free weekly note that answers that with federal data, across trades, technical fields and healthcare careers: what completion rates mean, what graduates owe, what the work pays at year one and year ten, and which credentials move you up the ladder.
No sales pitch. No sponsored rankings. Just useful information, made easier to use.
You don't need more brochures.
You need to know what actually matters.
- Which trades pay well a year out, and which take five years to get there?
- What does a 50% completion rate really tell you about a school?
- Apprenticeship or school: which path, for which trade?
- Which licenses and certifications raise pay, and which are just paper?
- How do you pay for it: FAFSA, Pell, WIOA vouchers, the GI Bill, employer sponsorship?
The Path helps you sort signal from noise, one useful idea at a time.
Less noise. More of what helps.
Better questions. Clearer numbers. Practical next steps.
One edition a week to start. As the directory grows, you'll be able to choose editions by interest, such as skilled trades, healthcare careers, or career changers.
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