06-07-2025
Trump wants more apprenticeships. Indiana is going all in.
ELKHART, Ind. — Ever since Ty Zartman was little, people told him he had to go to college to be successful.
But despite earning straight A's, qualifying for the National Honor Society and playing on the high school football and baseball teams, the teen never relished the idea of another four years in school. So in fall 2023, he signed up through his Elkhart, Indiana, high school for an apprenticeship at Hoosier Crane Service Co., eager to explore other paths. There, he met co-workers who didn't have four-year degrees but earned good money and were happy in their careers.
