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re: Is anyone else not pushing their kids to attend college?

Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:53 am to
Posted by RaginCajunz
Member since Mar 2009
5466 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:53 am to
I think the economics of it are changing. The cost is sky rocketing, and the final product is plummeting.

I have young kids, but I readily admit I am not sure what the next 10 years holds for higher education. Less jobs require that degree in favor of certificates in a particular field. AI with some heavy headwinds on software and other tech fields.

Who knows... I'm not rigid one way or the other. Wife and I both have our degrees and were firmly raised in the "college is the only way" generation.
Posted by Czechessential
Member since Apr 2024
1437 posts
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:58 am to
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Less jobs require that degree in favor of certificates in a particular field.


could possibly be a combined product of "if they don't meet the standards we must lower the standards," DEI hiring, and enough non-college educated people getting into positions with HR/hiring

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were firmly raised in the "college is the only way"


same here, maybe it isn't the only way, but having that degree holds the key to a lot of doors that would otherwise be inaccessable without ii
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