College is fantastically expensive these days, and you're right to be concerned about the cost of a degree. If you decide to go straight to work, understand that you're entering a career that could very well be a dead end. The few remaining manufacturing jobs continue to be sent offshore. Another thing to consider is what sort of work you'll be doing 20-30 years from now. I have a BIL who is a 55 year old production machinist, and the long hours of standing in front of a CNC machine are killing him.
The MET degree will make you more rounded and open up more career choices. But you need to take a hard look at the costs, including the income you're giving up while pursuing your degree.
How well did you do in your college placement exam? If your math score is high enough to start out in calculus, I'd recommend going to college. I would recommend an ME degree rather than MET, in the long run it's a much better degree. But if your math is weak, you can work on your math prerequisites at a Community College and maybe go with the MET. My suspicion is that you didn't get much pre-calculus math at your vo-tech, and that's going to set you behind students coming out of a regular high school.
If you're considering working full time and going to school part time, understand that this is a very tough row to hoe. People do it, but expect to make some sacrifices along the way.
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