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Red_Rover3343 t1_j41teb8 wrote

I went to Cheney Tech, it's been a few years but I can try and answer your questions.

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[deleted] OP t1_j41tlvt wrote

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Red_Rover3343 t1_j41wa2i wrote

It is very hit and miss. If your son is a sped kid, like I was, I would not go. If I could go back on time, I would not have gone to Cheney. their sped program sucked.

Shop was extremely satisfying, but not all shops are equal. I studied Culinary Arts and was not trained as a chef but as a cook. Whereas I know a woman from welding who mak3s nearly 200k as an exotic welder.

From what I can tell, the absolute minimum number of people from my graduating class are still in their high school trade. Most went military or did something else.

Academic wise, it is kind of hit or miss. My friend says that the AP classes he took were challenging and useful towards his degree, but it's been more than ten years, and he still doesn't have one for several reasons. I personally found the academics to be a joke.

It is also my opinion that good teachers generally don't go to teach at trade schools.

I also have some hang ups with the way they administrated the school and the way security acted.

If I could go back in time, I would still go to Cheney, though. I made some great friends there, and personally, I find that to the redeeming factor.

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[deleted] OP t1_j41wiml wrote

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Red_Rover3343 t1_j41xmeb wrote

Yea, this is not easy for me to say, but I was heavily discriminated against by teachers and administration, and I have friends who face the same thing.

Honestly, culinary is the worst choice. I worked in kitchens for 5 years and hated them so much that I opted to join the Army so I could get free college. I honestly feel that Basic was less stressful than any cooking job I worked.

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houle333 t1_j41w0c5 wrote

They all are. If you don't want your kid to have the option to go to a decent college because you don't want to pay the tuition then send them to a tech school and you won't have to worry about them even applying to college.

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Red_Rover3343 t1_j41x1p6 wrote

This is very hyperbolic. I went to a decent college, and I have several friends who got into decent colleges.

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[deleted] OP t1_j41xeo8 wrote

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nuttmegganarchist t1_j422w51 wrote

My years valedictorian in Emmett got a full ride through UConn

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GuesswhatSheeple t1_j426i7i wrote

UConn has valedictorian and salutatorian scholarships for all high schools in the state.

That being said, you don't need to be one of those spots to go to UConn from a tech school. I wasn't and got a partial scholarship to UConn, a full ride to University of Hartford, and a full ride to Three Rivers Community College.

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trebor1966 t1_j41yb8l wrote

You act like getting into is all that matters both my kids were accepted to college neither went.they’re both were making over 50000 a year before turning 21

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