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<p>Hmm, well for the most part, our CC system, while pretty good, is still structured around academics and AA degrees - and are based on traditional 2 or 3 sessions a week, and a quarters- or semester-system. I’m thinking 8 hours a day learning a specific skill set - after high school, I did this - 8 hours a day for a year learning electronics engineering. This isn’t really available these days - our CC’s are more academically focused, and lack the intensity/depth I’m talking of. </p>
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<p>Some bio firms offer this in limited ways, and certain federal agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers, have such programs. The problem with private industry funding such scholarship/internships would seem to be long-term success rates and retention - what happens when I sponsor some kid through 4 years of college, and then they decide they want to work at a surf shop instead of the “engineer” I thought I was paying for? Do I sue them? For what? </p>
<p>I mean, I’ve run / helped run similar programs for college grads; spend 6 months or a year training them in subjects / disciplines that my company needed, and paying them during training. And once they’d received the tens of thousands of dollars of training, most of them left, now being worth more on the open market - and by “most”, I mean ~90% in a year. </p>
<p>Now, take a high school senior, and hope that 4 years later, they’ve graduated and are still interested in the type of work you want them for? </p>
<p>While I’m sure some companies must do it, the ROI on this type of thing must be excruciatingly low.</p>