SHIFTHEADS: 71% Land Directly in Their Field. The Backup Plan Is Outperforming the Plan

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · Feb 26, 2026 · 10m

Career college in Canada has a number most people haven't heard and it's worth stopping on. 71% of graduates go directly into a field related to their training. The average student is in their 30s, has children, and is making a deliberate choice to retrain, not falling back on something. One to five o'clock every day is what they have. Career colleges are built around that window. Universities and community colleges generally are not.

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