Re:Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for hi...
by andrewwharton on Thursday October 12, 2017 @05:57PM
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Re. college level IQ, I think they were referring to the level of IQ required to be able to successfully complete a college degree, ie. keep up with courses (which requires quick acquisition of knowledge), rather than the level of IQ 'acquired' after completing a college degree.
There is no evidence that a person with low IQ cannot accomplish the the tasks involved in e.g. software engineering, although they would probably do so more slowly than a person with high IQ. From Wiki:
"The prevailing view among academics is that it is largely through the quicker acquisition of job-relevant knowledge that higher IQ mediates job performance. "
Also, going to college has no effect on IQ, so "college-level IQ" is meaningless gobbledygook.