eek or (b) split days with half the day devoted to school and half the day devoted to work. Students participating in SBPLI program are paid by the participating business firms for whom they work.
Students participating in the SBPLI programs are encouraged to participate in school courses that directly support their work with business firms participating in the programs. Again, this approach is sound for students who are going to enter the work force soon after graduating from high school; however, the approach likely would prove detrimental to students who aspired to more than two years in a community college program subsequent to graduating from high school.
Students participating in the SBPLI programs are expected to complete two years of work at community college subsequent to high school completion. The article does not indicate what occurs if participating students do not complete this community college-level work. Further, the article states only that participating students "may find futures with the sponsoring company." If such a position is not secured, of course, the tailoring one one's education to the needs of a specific business firm may turn out to be a colossal waste for the student.
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