re: The ROI on college investment

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A degree was a requirement of my job, so yes.

Do I need a degree to do my job, no.

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This is the problem right here, isn't it?

My great uncle was a mechanical engineer and only went to school until he was in the 10th grade.

He worked for a company called Cyclops and joined their apprenticeship program where they trained him to be an engineer over about a 6 year period. He was paid to learn his craft, and they taught him in a way that would be the most productive and efficient for his role.

The reliance on the excessively high cost of college, just to get in the door is insanity.