More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest numbers in 50 years

Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by endisneigh on Thursday January 13, 2022 @06:16PM (#29928383)

The degree obviously makes a difference but, regardless of the degree what’s more important is what you’re trying to do.

Many college grads complete degrees without a strong reason for it nor have they explored the potential opportunities.

Even an English degree is fine if you have an understanding of what you’re trying to do and set yourself up properly, e.g journalist, technical writing, marketing track vs the degree and no clue

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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by mannerheim on Thursday January 13, 2022 @06:29PM (#29928492)

Sure, but if we go back to the initial statement:

> Skilled trades pay better than most bachelor's degree track jobs.

Well, it's hard to tell whether this is true for 'most' bachelor's degree track jobs (this depends on what one means by 'skilled trades' which I don't believe there's an objective definition for), but I would say it's probably true for at least some of them. It seems that electricians, for instance, have higher starting pay than English degree holders, as well as higher median mid-career income. So in that respect it's misleading to say that everyone should go to college because going to college raises their income by 40%.

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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by endisneigh on Thursday January 13, 2022 @06:39PM (#29928591)

I’m not telling people to go to college, I’m saying that college grads make more money than non grads

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