Gen Z Ditching 4-Year College for Trades-Here’s How It Could Shift the First-Time Homebuyer Market

This spring, a growing number of college-aged students turned to trade schools and associate programs as graduate school enrollment stalled—a shift with potentially significant implications for the future of homeownership. A new report from the nonprofit National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that spring 2026 enrollment in vocational programs surged, with the undergraduate certificate programs
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