Re:Young Money – Beating “The Man” by Spending Less
by maxerickson on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @11:36AM
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Yes, college is a poor, expensive employability filter.
Still, it hardly takes a $50,000 psychology degree (people just looking for a credential should be fine with a state school) to get a job in a high tech factory, a $10,000 or $15,000 technology certificate is a lot more sensible.
And I don't mean to argue that these choices are easy or that it is great that people face them, but going $150,000 into debt is not the only path out there.
Still, it hardly takes a $50,000 psychology degree (people just looking for a credential should be fine with a state school) to get a job in a high tech factory, a $10,000 or $15,000 technology certificate is a lot more sensible.
And I don't mean to argue that these choices are easy or that it is great that people face them, but going $150,000 into debt is not the only path out there.