We need to eliminate the stigma of attending a technical college over a brick and mortar four year school. Kids are still being told they have to go to college, and criticized if they choose to enter a technical college to learn a trade. I worked at one for over 15 years and have seen the impact of parental do gooders vicariously living their life and compensating for their own failures. President Obama has made many efforts to highlight the value of our technical schools, but there is still a lot of work to do. My own son has chosen to attend our local technical school. He will have the option of 147 different programs, many of them provide a pathway of direct transfer to our world class university system for the four year degree if that is the end game.