As Colleges Nationwide Approach 50 percent Drop Out Rate, the New Book "Launching Points" Features 50 Careers that Don't Require a Degree

College is the not right choice for everyone. It wasn’t for Bill Gates, who dropped out of college with Paul Allen to launch Microsoft. It wasn’t for Karl Rove, who was the senior advisor to President George W. Bush. College wasn’t the right path for Rush Limbaugh, Tyra Banks, Bill O’Reilly, or Simon Cowell. It wasn’t the right place for Richard Branson (Virgin brand), Henry Ford (Ford Motor Company), or Ray Crock (the founder of McDonalds), together with 572 people listed in the new book Launching Points: Fifty Careers That Don’t Require a College Degree by David Happe. The book is available online direct from the publisher at www.launchingpointsbook.com, and from Amazon.com.

Launching Points profiles fifty careers that don’t require a four year college degree. It’s packed with insights on job descriptions, salary data and tips on jump starting each career path. It was written for the high school student in search of ideas on alternatives to college (and college debt). It was written for the nearly 50% of enrolled college freshman nationwide that drop out before they ever earn a diploma. It was written for the experienced job seeker in need of some encouragement and a new perspective on the job market. Use it to help discover your Launching Points.
  
In Launching Points, readers will discover fifty careers that can be launched with little to no post-high school education including:
•         Media and Film Editor
•         Air Traffic Controller
•         Funeral Director
•         Emergency Medical Technician
•         Architectural CAD Drafter
•         And 45 other careers that don’t require a four year college degree!

Interspersed within the pages are over 30 motivational quotes from champions like Muhammad Ali, Winston Churchill, Michael Jordan, and others. Launching Points was designed to inspire people to reach for their dreams, and dispel the myth that the American Dream belongs to only those who have a college degree. Both practical and entertaining, the book is a starting point for anyone who wonders what opportunities exist beyond the walls of academia. Whether you’re a recent high school graduate in need of a plan, or a seasoned workforce veteran in need of a game changing fresh start – this is the must read book to get you started down the path to your future.
  
Launching Points features a list of 572 people who changed the world with no college degree. History is filled with success stories of household names who made it huge with no degree, including:
•         Rob Dyrdek, current teen idol skateboarder turned MTV entrepreneur
•         Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook
•         Glenn Beck from the Fox News Channel
•         Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple
•         And more than 500 others listed in Launching Points.

About The Author

David Happe is the founder of one of the largest consumer electronics installation companies in the United States. He also was the first ever winner of a survivor-type business reality contest sponsored by Clear Channel’s KTLK 100.3FM radio station in Minneapolis, eliminating 30 other entrepreneur’s business plans on the way to receiving a start-up financing package for one of his latest concepts. He’s a 20 year veteran of the of the retail industry, including corporate purchasing experience for Best Buy Company Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. David's paralegal certificate is from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, where he resides with his wife Lisa and two children. David Happe… has no college degree.
 
Launching Points : Fifty Careers That Don’t Require a Four Year College Degree by David Happe

Published by Blaze Your Own Path, Inc., softcover/$14.99
ISBN : 978-1-4507-3117-1

Order online at www.launchingpointsbook.com or at amazon.com