Then consider the greater than $48,000 average cost (four years) of state college tuition and the fact that many students (I’ve seen figures as high as 78.7%) require remediation once they are there. Consider that in 2005, starting salary averages for college grads were between $29,733 and $53,279. Add to it all the idea that you need be degreed before you can answer a phone and it becomes clear that our education system has been set up to weigh students down in debt before they make a dime.I was lucky to not have excessive debt when I got out of school, thanks to grants and loans from my parents. I did have some government loans, but they weren't crippling when I finally got started in the real work force (not counting my au pair stint). I have no idea what my kids are going to do in 10 years when they reach college age.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Thought Provoking
I saw an interesting link at Marcy's Musings today: Dumbing Down America. Like Marcy, I thought the video was interesting (but not terribly surprising, sadly), but it was the last paragraph that really got me thinking.
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I'm still paying off college and I'm nearing 40. Sadly the accounting degree didn't help one bit with learning to manage money. JJ and I are struggling to make progress on debts, and we'll get there, but I can't say I got out of the education what I wanted.
And remedial education in college? There's a pet peeve of mine. If a student has to undergo remedial education the school they went to should be required to foot some of the bill!
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