Most of the 40,000 diplomas turned out yearly are for embalmers, beauty schools, chiropractors, etc.
The majority of diplomas handed out at American colleges today are to women.
French employers still regard with awe the diplomas dished out by their own prestigious grandes écoles, particularly the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA) and the Ecole Polytechnique (X).
It's a heart-touching award and a tribute to veterans to get their diploma out of respect.
Les Black, superintendent of the Brentwood school district, said a significant number of students in the poorest districts will drop out of school if non-Regents diplomas are phased out.
If they handed out diplomas for prison savvy, he said, "These guys have maybe an associate degree.
Arriving at the Manual graduation, Bennet was braced for anger, and, when he passed out diplomas, some graduates refused to shake his hand.
"I love it all," he told the students in his address, at the end of the ceremony, just before the diplomas were handed out.
Like the Wizard dispensing brains and courage, Cook congratulated us and handed out diplomas and official logbooks with shiny "Basic Keelboat" stickers.
