re: Should Arts and Humanities Majors be denied Grants and Loans?

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What don't you believe? There is a shitload of money flying around right now kids.

I had beers with an old colleague last week, he just quit his job to take a year off. Has two kids, wife is an investment banker. Psychology major, sales rep for a large reseller, 8 years in the game and he personally made $350,000 last year. He is thirty-two.

I have a friend that dropped out of a psychology program from a directional school. He is a channel manager in a firm, four years in the tech game, he is pulling down $175,000. He is 34.
After his connections got him in the door, nobody even asked about his degree, they just assumed.

Both of them are smart and charismatic, equipped with no technical acumen whatsoever.

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Because 95% of jobs are much, much easier than people like to think they are. Even engineering. Outside of Law, Medicine and the Hard Sciences, it's really a wash. Even computer science is graspable if you have the time to work at it. And things like Network Security....your assessments and certifications count WAY more than a degree. Engineering, it's computer aided problem solving and project management. Any capable person who's given the right time and investment from a company, has the desire, drive, and interest in the area, can do 95% of jobs in this world.