Unfortunately too many people think way too highly of a generic college degree. A college degree is needed for some specialized fields (such as engineering.)
Too many kids jump out of high school and right into college, and don't even know what they are going to college for. Going to college just to be going to college is a waste of time and a waste of money.
Do You Feel It's Important to Go to College to Secure a Good, Well-Paying Job?
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It's almost time to swap bathing suits for books. And while you don't have to complete any tests or do any homework quite yet, we think now's the optimal time to get your mind juices flowing with our quick, 8-Question "Back to School" Survey. Don't worry: No matter the answer, we'll give you an "A+" anyway.
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Top Opinion
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Marcus Clark 2012/07/27 23:49:04
There are many high paying professions you can go into that are both rewarding salary wise and in a job that accomplishes something. I have two second cousins, one an plumber the other an electrican. Both make a good living and are happy.
It seems these days that there are actually more jobs, and more secure jobs, for people without degrees. Pluming, electrician, auto repair, truck repair, refrigeration, appliance repair, most civil service jobs....the list goes on. Graduate education and law school IMHO seem to have the lowest return on the investment of both dollars and time. [I'm not even going to get into people with PhD's in things like Community Activism].
Don't waste your time with the worthless ....ology degress. Business, Accounting, Engineering, stuff that employers really need. Otherwise go to a good (real) vocational school and get a marketable skill. Then go to night school for a degree. Or you could make money the old fashioned way.... marry it!
a decent employment situation is not cast in stone. Although I very strongly reccomend
that a student obtain, at the absolute minimum, at least a bachelors degree before calling it good as far as school is concerned, there are always deicent opertunities out there for
people with high school diplomas and either some type of trade certificate or an associate
(two year) degree. Mind you, making the extra effort and sacrifice for a four year degree
or higher will make your life a whole lot easier, it is not an imperative for a good job that
pays a good living wage. I must admit though, that I shure miss the good old days where
a person could graduate from high school, and go to work for a manufacturing plant for
fourty years (or maybe thirty-five if he/she spent a few in the army prior to this), and at
the end of which, recive a gold watch and a good pension, and spend the rest of his/her
days golfing, fishing, and traveling all over the US and Canada in an RV.
Unfortunately, cultural pressures and government subsidization of higher education through student loans have combined with a "buyer's market" for labor to create a credentials arms race. Bachelor's degrees have become so common that in such a tough job market, employers routinely disregard applicants without degrees simply to narrow the field. Industry experience can be your golden ticket almost anywhere, but it can be extremely difficult for someone without previous experience to make their application stand out from the pile: A B.S. is barely enough to bring you in line with the rest of the applicants on paper (let alone stand out), so God help high school graduates without a degree or previous career experience.
Becoming an entrepreneur of sorts is always an option if you have access to any kind of credit, but there are two potential problems: First, if you have a passion for a particular industry or type of work, it may require an inordinate amount of ...
Unfortunately, cultural pressures and government subsidization of higher education through student loans have combined with a "buyer's market" for labor to create a credentials arms race. Bachelor's degrees have become so common that in such a tough job market, employers routinely disregard applicants without degrees simply to narrow the field. Industry experience can be your golden ticket almost anywhere, but it can be extremely difficult for someone without previous experience to make their application stand out from the pile: A B.S. is barely enough to bring you in line with the rest of the applicants on paper (let alone stand out), so God help high school graduates without a degree or previous career experience.
Becoming an entrepreneur of sorts is always an option if you have access to any kind of credit, but there are two potential problems: First, if you have a passion for a particular industry or type of work, it may require an inordinate amount of capital to start a business in that particular area, and you're unlikely to succeed elsewhere if your heart isn't in it. Second, people with the skills, ambition, and tireless motivation to go this route are relatively uncommon. This is why most seek out a stable job in the first place: They may not want to risk bankruptcy, and their talents lie in areas other than sales and advertising, so they have no interest in doing what's necessary to build a company from the ground up and drum up business.
I needed to get a 2 year degree just to find a job that would put me over the poverty line. Even operators, welders, machinists, and mechanics now days are having a very hard time finding jobs without a 2 year degree in their trade.