James E. Casto for HD Media reports more and more students are turning away from college and toward Apprenticeships.  Today, the Nation’s colleges and universities enroll about 15 million undergraduate students, while companies employ about 800,000 Apprentices.  But Federal data shows that in the past decade college enrollment has declined by about 15%, while the number of Apprentices has increased by more than 50%.  Apprenticeship Programs are increasing in both number and variety Robert Lerman, a Labor Economist at the Urban Institute, recently told The Wall Street Journal.  He said about 40% of the Nation’s Apprenticeships are now outside of the Construction Trades, where most traditionally have been.

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