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Pay in Oil Fields, Not College, Is Luring Youths in Montana

Last year, one-third of the graduating seniors at Sidney High School headed off to work instead of going to college or joining the military, a record percentage. Some found work making deliveries to oil rigs, doing construction and repairing machinery. Others decided to first seek training as welders or diesel mechanics, which pay more than entry-level jobs.

Meanwhile, enrollment at Dawson Community College in Glendive, about an hour from Sidney, has fallen to 225 students from 446 just a few years ago, as fewer local students pursue two-year degrees.

"It’s the allure of the money," said Thom Barnhart, a guidance counselor at Sidney High.

By JACK HEALY

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/us/26montana.html

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