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Q: What is the difference of academic schools and vocational schools?
I've been wondering what is the difference between both? I've been to my high school tours already. I'm suppose to be going to an academic school that is near my house. However there is this vocational school that is a tad farther then my house but at the tour it seems really fun. What would you prefer, and what is the difference really?

A: Vocational schools focus on teaching students a trade, but they also provide the basics, such as Math, Science, English, etc. The Academic schools typically focus on the normal course work, funding for teachers in this area versus a trade, and teach students what it takes to get into a university.

Q: What are some possible collages and/or vocational schools that provide training in registered nursing?


A: It does not require 4 years to get training in registered nursing. You can get your ADN (associates degree in nursing) in 2 years at any community college that offers nursing. You have to get into the program there, but seriously, it's not that hard. Just look on the websites for the local community colleges around you and see what they require. If you have any questions, call the head of nursing admissions for the school. If you want to go to a 4 year school for your BSN, you just need to look around at colleges you think you might like to go to and apply. Trust me, I just went through the application processes for 4 nursing schools to go to after undergrad, it does not have to take 4 years.

Q: How can vocational schools help students prepare for a career?


A: Hands on Training , to introduce new trade skills , some kids never knew they had.

Q: what are the problems faced by dress making vocational schools?
who are targeted in dress making course ? what are the posibilities of making the production unit at the school?

A: i dunno. insufficient promotions? i thought we outsource this kind of work. so that schooling wasn't needed.

Q: Game Design Colleges, not vocational schools?
Are there any Real colleges (not just vocational schools) in the U.S or Japan that i can major in Game Design? I want to be a Character Designer or something like that, but i want a real college degree. Should i just major in Art?

A: University of California Santa Cruz has a game development major. It is a rigorous computer science program so if you are more interested in the art side, you probably are better off at an art school.

Q: I think the number of technical / vocational high schools compared to strictly academic high schools is unfair
I think the number of technical / vocational high schools compared to strictly academic high schools is unfair In a city of 4 high schools 1 is technical / vocational 3 are strictly academic I think if it was one academic and 3 vocational than this would help better prepare students for the real world and get them certified in a trade so students can start a decent job after high school. Thoughts.......... I think if young people were getting trained in a job field than they would take education more seriously because it is tailored to the real world.

A: Yes it is unfair. High schools do a decent job of preparing kids to go to college. If they aren't going to college, they spent time learning some things they might not immediately need, and didn't learn a lot of stuff they do immediately need, like vocational skills. The German system is interesting on this account.

Q: Which schools will accept vocational classes towards an associates degree?
I have 46 college credits 31 credits from a vocational computer course from which I recieved a certificate. The junior college I'm looking into will not accept the credits. Does any one know of a school that will?

A: Check out www.wgu.edu. It's an online university but they are competency based so they give you credit for stuff you already know and you may be able to test out of a lot of classes depending on the class and your program. If you apply, use my name (Kathryn Hart) and they'll waive your $65 application fee. Good luck!!!

Q: I am thinking about moving to Naples, Florida.I am interested in the colleges or vocational schools nearby????
Please tell me about the schools in and around the area. (maybe a little outside of naples) Which would you recommend to be the best, or cheapest? I plan to study a few forms of business..Thanks in advance!!

A: Yeah there are quite few on the list.Here's what you can go to: 1.The Florida Gulf Coast University. 10501 Fgcu Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL - (239) 590-1000 2. Southwest Florida College. 1685 Medical Ln # 200, Fort Myers, FL - (239) 939-4766 3.

Q: Should business classes be moved out of universities and into vocational schools?
I don't find the average MBA to be well educated in the "vast-array-of-knowledge" sense; I find they have learned a skill. And it's misleading to think a rich person must be smart. (Just look at the White House.) So maybe it's less misleading to file business away with schools providing credentials in nursing, mechanics, and information systems. Pure economics can remain at the universities.

A: I'll agree that MBA's are lacking in a broad-based education--unless they got it by majoring in something else as undergraduates. But downgrading education in business to the vocational level isn't the answer. Currently the typical holder of a bachelors or masters in business LACKS an understanding of important areas--history and social cience in particular--that badly needs to be addressed in the curriculum. I would suggest that a far better course of reform would be to deemphasize the excess level of "practical" coursework and include a broader-based approach--both at the undergraduate and th egraduate level. Here's one suggestion (not as a total solution, justan example of the kind of change that's needed). At the MBA level, most schools require only that a student take a dozen or so courses and do a "project" that is little more tha competancy exercise. Instead, why not require that MBA's meet the same standards of other disciplines? Require a full-scale thesis--original research and so on--and passing a foreign-language exam--as well as a grounding in theory (graduatel level basic economics, which isn't required for most MBAs). That's not unreasonable--this simply would bring the level of work required up to the level routinely required of most other disciplines--and would go a long way toward remedying the problems you pointed out.

Q: Is it true that vocational schools arent good even though they promise job placement?
One person said that they take advantage and do everything to put me in, I passed the test. They told me to become a medical insurance biller which get paid around $15 per hour. Should I try to get into the nursing program instead at a community college? How can I find out if I should be able to get good grades in nursing classes, where can I find tests?

A: Begin at the community college, then transfer to a university. I know someone who took nursing assistant classes at a vocational school--the results were not impressive. The community college should have career tests, to get an idea of how you would do.

Q: Are there any kind of vocational schools w/out HS degree?
i live in california, and i dropped out of hs due to a mental illness i had, i missed so much that i just dropped out, and since then i tried getting my ged but just failed, probably because i was so stressed about it, im terrible at tests but if i can find a way to bypass getting a ged, are there any vocational/trade schools that dont require any hs degree?

A: job corp, they helped me.

Q: Are vocational/;trade schools just ass good as any well known university?
Do they provide the same quality education or is one better than the other?

A: Vo-tech schools train you for a career. Universities educate you. Humanities, sciences, more than just the basics. Up to you to decide if you really want that or not.

Q: find vocational schools that offer such things as plumbing, electrical wiring, carpentry,hvac, masonary?


A: Type the kind of schooling you are interested in in the search bar plus the state & you will get schools that teach that speciality in your state. Use your city too if you want to be more specific. Either that or look in the phone book under SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES and find vocational or technical school category.

Q: do you grades have to be good to get into vocational schools?
like beauty ? skin care ?

A: as long as you graduated high school, you should be fine.

Q: What's a good vocational school to learn culinary?
I'm planning on being a chef after college. I'm going to major in business, and then i plan on getting vocational training to be a chef. Any good schools?

A: This site lists a bunch of culinary schools. You didn't say what state you were looking at, but this list has online schools and schools across the country. http://www.guidetocareereducation.com/culinary.html Some of them have student reviews so you can see what the experience was like for others.