> But to succeed in programs like those at Walla Walla, students need to take advanced math and writing in high school, academics typically encouraged only for

> But to succeed in programs like those at Walla Walla, students need to take advanced math and writing in high school, academics typically encouraged only for those going on to four-year colleges. I don't really know much about these positions but I'm having a hard time buying that advanced math is required here. Maybe my high school was an outlier but "advanced math" consisted of one course: calculus. Even as a developer, it's not something I've ever needed professionally. English was the same whether you were on the college track or apprentice track and more students, say 3 to 1 went into an apprenticeship, or industrial tech skills type role vs went to a university. I get that the roles are changing from 10–15 years ago, but making the requirements sound inflated is misleading or confusing at best and could discourage good applicants or cause them to undertake an unnecessary amount of debt at worst.