How the Great Recession Proved the Value of a College Degree

Re:How the Great Recession Proved the Value of a College Degree by michaelpinto on Thursday August 16, 2012 @11:47PM (#4394976)

I think a college degree has a huge amount of value, but the catch is getting a college degree in 2012 is much more expensive than say 1992. I see kids and parents going into huge amounts of debt and that's also a big issue which will haunt us well after the Great Recession is over.

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Re:How the Great Recession Proved the Value of a College Degree by fallous on Thursday August 16, 2012 @11:52PM (#4394992)

Amusingly, I have a polisci/philosophy with a minor in history and I make my money in computer science. I never viewed college as a tech school, I viewed it as an avenue to study things that expanded my mental frames of reference.

Perhaps that's why I'm not just a pure coder but also a biz dev, marketing, and operations resource for the companies I've worked for.

Abstract thinking with an understanding of how it applies to multiple problem sets is far more valuable than sheer technical knowledge.

edit: damnit, misfire. This was meant for another post.

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Re:How the Great Recession Proved the Value of a College Degree by ChuckMcM on Thursday August 16, 2012 @11:56PM (#4395001)

I think this is over-hyped. Yes, it can cost $250,000 for four years at an ivy league school. I can also cost $25,000 for four years at an accredited institution in your home state, less for an accredited institution in some countries.

And yes, college costs have gone up faster than inflation and so on college hour per work hour basis it is more expensive, there are yet options for folks across a wide range of abilities to pay.

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