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‘The other 4-year degree’: Why everyone’s talking about apprenticeships

“Apprenticeships are having a moment. Youth employment rates are still abysmally low in the U.S. (for 16- to 19-year-olds, the unemployment rate is 17.9%, nearly three times the national rate) and college has never been pricier. Apprenticeships, which some have dubbed “the other four-year degree,” offer a low-cost way for young people to get jobs and an education without incurring loads of debt.” Read more at Yahoo! Finance by clicking here.