‘Just Try It Out': What’s Behind a Shift Away From 4-Year College

College has long been the most popular choice for graduating high school seniors, but these days, a growing number of recent graduates are choosing alternative pathways instead. ECMC Group President and CEO Dan Fisher attributes this to a “cultural and societal shift” in preference away from the historically popular four-year-college path. “There’s been a lot more awareness around some of these alternative pathways to postsecondary education,” Fisher said. Statistics from Question The Quo are also noted in the article.