You can tell this is an ancient meme because it prices college at 4 years at $9,000 per year instead of 5 years at $30,000 per year ๐
The apprenticeship thing and pay scales only work when you're talking about union jobs in skilled trades. Which are very hard to come by.
I'm not knocking blue-collar jobs--all labor deserves to be paid a living, and thriving, wage--but that's not an honest assessment.