Free live webinar · For parents of 17–19 year olds
DITCH THE
DEGREE
A four-year degree is no longer the only way into a real career, and for a lot of families it is the most expensive way to find that out. Connor Boyack, author of Skip College, walks through what is actually working now: which employers have dropped the degree requirement, what they screen for instead, how a young adult builds proof an employer can see, and how to get started without building debt. Come explore an alternative to the traditional college pipeline in this free webinar.
- Tuesday, September 1
- 6:00 PM MT / 8:00 PM ET
- 60 min + live Q&A
- Replay sent to everyone
Save your seat
Can't attend live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording.
What you'll walk away with
Practical and useful information as you and your teen navigate what's next.
What the bill actually looks like
Student loan debt now exceeds all credit card debt in the country. More than half of recent graduates are working jobs that never required the degree. We'll put the real figures in front of you and show you how to run them for your own family.
Three beliefs worth re-testing
That you need a degree to get hired, that college is the best way to get educated, and that it's how you build a network. Connor takes each one apart with what employers are actually doing in 2026.
How your teen becomes their own credential
A portfolio, shipped projects, real work done for real people. What replaces a transcript when a resume is sitting in a stack with four hundred others that all look the same.
Connor Boyack
President of Libertas Network and author of the Tuttle Twins series and Skip College, books that have sold millions of copies to families who decided the default path wasn't the only path.
He has spent years on one question: what a young person should do when the default path doesn't fit. In this hour, he will discuss how college no longer suits the needs of many young adults looking to start their careers.
Worth saying up front: Connor is the President of Praxis, a college alternative program built around this approach, and he'll spend the last stretch of the hour showing you how it works and how it compares to college.
What we'll cover
The conveyor belt nobody questions
Elementary to middle school to high school to college to a job, maybe. Why the last step gets far less scrutiny from parents than any of the ones before it.
Who already dropped the degree requirement
The household-name employers and state governments that no longer ask for one, and the specific things they screen for instead.
Why four years is now a long time
How fast the skills employers pay for are turning over, what that does to a curriculum written years ago, and what it means for a freshman starting this fall.
Where a real network actually comes from
Why a room full of people the same age and life stage isn't one, and what to do instead. Plus an honest look at the campus environment your teen would be spending those years in.
The paths nobody brings up at the college fair
Trades and apprenticeships, self-directed learning and certifications, starting something at 18, and structured career-launch programs. What each one is good for.
Becoming the signal instead of the noise
The concrete moves that get a young person hired without a degree: create a portfolio, build something real, do the work before asking for the job.
One structured way to do all of it: Praxis
At the end, a straight walkthrough of the program, what it costs, and who it is right for. Helpful information as you navigate various options during this important time.
Your questions, answered live
Bring whatever you're wrestling with as you navigate this step with your teen.
Before you register
Is this an hour of useful information or a sales pitch?
Mostly the first, and we'd rather be specific than coy. Roughly 80% of the hour is strategy for building a career without a degree, and it's useful whether or not you ever look at Praxis. The last stretch is a walkthrough of the program and its details.
My teen already has a college plan. Is this still worth my time?
Yes. Most of what gets covered here, what employers hire for and how to get experience early, makes a degree worth more, not less. Plenty of parents come to pressure-test a decision they've already made.
I can't make it live. Will there be a recording available?
Yes. Everyone who registers gets the full recording emailed to them, whether or not they show up. But your questions can only be asked during the live session.
Should my teen watch with me?
If they're seriously considering their options, yes. The Q&A may surface questions they have and you don't. If they can't attend, share the replay with them.
What if my teen isn't sure what they want to do?
That's most of them. Much of the session is about how to get useful information about yourself faster than four years and six figures. Come with the uncertainty.
What is Praxis?
An 8-month alternative to college, run online. Six weeks to build skills and a plan, then six months of business fundamentals in sales, marketing, operations and customer service alongside a supported job search. The program takes students from 17 to 25; this session is aimed at families with a teen deciding what comes right after high school. Connor covers what each phase costs and who it fits on the call.
Tuesday, September 1 · 6:00 PM MT
One hour on building a career without the degree or the debt, and a recording either way.
SAVE MY SEAT