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Overnight Open ThreadVia Instapundit comes this damning statistic on the value of a college education these days: The Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP) has unearthed what I think is the single most scandalous statistic in higher education. It reveals many current problems and ones that will grow enormously as policymakers mindlessly push enrollment expansion amidst what must become greater public-sector resource limits.So basically all the money that many college students (and their parents) have paid/borrowed for a college degree was wasted. They paid $60,000+ just to qualify for essentially high school entry-level jobs. Here's a breakdown of what percentage of different professions have a college degree: ![]() Note that none of these jobs require a college education to be excellent at them, but they do require specific knowledge and skills that aren't taught at a university. So pretty much every class that the college graduates working in these areas took was a waste. Even worse than all the money wasted is the waste of student time and the opportunity costs. If instead of spending four years indebting themselves in college, the students had picked a profession and spent four years immersed in it, they could have already put in the requisite Gladwell 10,000 hours to become accomplished in the field. And would have made money the entire time without any debt hanging over their future. I remember one of the things that the Soviet Union always boasted about was the high percentage of their citizens had a post-secondary school education and how this made them a better workforce. Most of this was in vocational and trade studies and the average Soviet worker had something like 2+ years of post-high school training. Well after the Soviet Union collapsed it came out that most of this training was utterly worthless - the 'trained' workers were only about 1% more efficient at their jobs despite spending three years in a trade school. Basically the state authorities were using the schools to make themselves look good and as a way to hide the real unemployment among young people. I wonder if we aren't doing the same thing. ‘Kiss me, you fool’! ![]() Prince Charles: Too Eccentric To Be King ![]() Just Say No To Huffing SF6 The 10 Worst Airlines In The World ![]() Should We Ban $100 Bills? ![]() Tajazzle Your Vajayjay For The Ultimate In Personal Confidence! Life-Altering Footwear of the Day ![]() Tonight's post brought to you by a Bogie and Bacall Christmas: ![]() Notice: Posted by permission of AceCorp LLC. Please e-mail overnight open thread tips to maetenloch at gmail. Otherwise send tips to Ace. | Recent Comments
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