> pejoratively named "trade schools"

That's an accurate name, and only seems pejorative if you see learning a trade as lesser than studying academics.

> name university can confer a bachelor's in some bullshit field, but the respectable local trade school cannot confer a bachelor's in plumbing

This misunderstands what the different kinds of credentials are.

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quadrifoliate 6 hours ago | parent [-]

You're hiding behind semantics.

Why should there be a difference in the degree being conferred at all? And if so, why not split off the departments that confer degrees with a low-earning potential and call them "entertainment schools" or something?

	▲	tbrownaw 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> Why should there be a difference in the degree being conferred at all? You are asking why there "should" be a difference between a CCNA cert and a Computer Science degree. That difference isn't a "should" thing, it's an "is" thing. They are fundamentally different. > why not split off the departments that confer degrees with a low-earning potential Earning potential is unrelated to the distinction between trade certification vs academic degrees.
	▲	fc417fc802 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yeah I can't wait for the opportunity for those perjoratively named "community" colleges to be able to award MDs and JDs in whatever fields they teach. Maybe also licenses while we're at it. I'd love to be a licensed physicist with an MD in math. Terms have meanings and they matter, even if you don't choose to bother to understand them.