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Michigan college offers money back if grads don’t get jobs

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Apr 12, 2010 / 07:04
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USA TODAY- Even as Michigan endures the nation’s highest unemployment rate, there are jobs available in select fields for people with the right skills.

Among the “hot jobs” highlighted by one college are pharmacy technicians, call center specialists, computer numerical control machinists and quality inspectors. The average wage for those jobs typically ranges from $12 to $16 an hour.

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The trick? Making sure people have the training and education to take advantage of them.

Lansing Community College is so convinced the jobs are out there that it’s offering a money-back guarantee for students if they don’t get an offer of full-time work in the state within a year of finishing one of the four programs.

FULL STORY: http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2010-04-09-michigan-college-jobs_N.htm

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