As a born-and-raised-and-still-living-here South Carolinian, it's always nice to see "positive" coverage of my state. Speaking to the article itself, I can't i

As a born-and-raised-and-still-living-here South Carolinian, it's always nice to see "positive" coverage of my state. Speaking to the article itself, I can't imagine having gone through one of these instead of college; I was too set in the college mindset at the time and still treasure the experience (though I'm well aware of its shortcomings). On the other hand, any sort of "learn on the job" scenario would have been TREMENDOUSLY welcome a year and a half ago when I was suddenly without work and struggling to break out of the ".NET Programmer" label. Keeping this sort of option open to everyone can only be a good thing.