it is absolutely viable!

i am just not recommending it as a first choice to my kids. i remember how it was presented to me: "go to post-secondary or be stuck burger-flipping forever."

this is also just one random teacher's opinion, where 99.9% of the context (e.g. academic history of my kids, aptitude, my experiences as a teacher, my location, etc.) are missing. so, mountain of salt and all that. my recommendation is specifically a recommendation for my kids.