Absolutely. My son could have gone to college but had no interest in accruing crippling debt. Plus he loves making things. He went to community college and got a bunch of welding certs. He works for a family business and gets to do an interesting variety of welding projects. Also he is building a side biz fixing farm equipment with the encouragement and support of his boss who is always referring side jobs to him. It’s not that he doesn’t like to learn. He reads a ton and listens to audiobooks while working and is more educated and articulate than a lot of college grads I know.