NCARB president Jon Baker reflects on his path to architecture licensure and how regulation should adapt to make the profession more accessible

The rising cost of college tuition and the student debt crisis have many people opting out of traditional higher education. Further, for some the pursuit of a practical experience path makes more sense in terms of how they learn and how they are motivated to pursue a career. The path to becoming an architect shouldn’t be closed to people unable to spend thousands of dollars on college, or to people for whom college just isn’t a good fit.

I do not have a college degree, but I have been a licensed architect for over 40 years. After high school, I worked as a draftsman

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