Again, I'm not trying to say that there's no job security, panic panic panic. But reality is there are no guarentees in life. And I'm not sure how "college education" got involved in this thread. But it really irks me (no offense Raybarnes) when i see the "you'd be better off not going to college" syndrome. Sure, if people want to do that, that's their choice. Years down the road, don't complain with missed opportunities. The lack of education is one of our nation's probably imho. College isn't a prereq to being successful or a guarentee, or well off, but it definitely increases your chances. Judging by the median household income, more americans would be better off being an engineering grut in some cases.