05/2025 – Tests and the Rest Podcast

Not everyone assumes that life after high school automatically entails immediate enrollment in college. Many teens graduate ready to pursue a more practical education. Amy and Mike invited education market researcher Brady Colby to explain the implications of enrolling in a trade school.

What are five things you will learn in this episode?

  1. What exactly is a trade school?
  2. What are recent trends for trade schools?
  3. Why might trade schools be getting more popular?
  4. How should parents or guidance advisors incorporate trades into post-high school planning?
  5. Are the rise of trade schools a threat to so-called traditional higher ed schools and opportunities?

Listen to Brady’s episode on Tests and the Rest podcast here.