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Originally Posted by spinner1001
A growing trend of people do not believe in the _value_ of a college degree that university is worth it. A recent survey shows 56% of people do not believe it is worth the cost. The skepticism is strongest in 18-34 year olds. Reasons are complicated. And things are different now compared to when we went to university decades ago; so our experience may have little relevance to what is occurring now. Regardless of your opinion, these current widespread beliefs in younger people will cause significant changes in higher education (e.g., declining enrollment and funding) and employer hiring (e.g., no college degree required) in years to come.
The plot here is derived from surveys of the Wall Street Journal and NORC at the University of Chicago.
Americans Are Losing Faith in College Education, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds - WSJ |
In the last 10 years, college costs have ROCKETED upward. Upper-level college management saw Wall St. executives and industrial CEOs making outrageous salaries, so they wanted their piece of the pie. And college football and other coaches demanded about 20 times what they are worth.
.......the end result - college students suffer AND they know they are in a HELPLESS position. So, many are now rejecting college and saying "blue collar" is good enough for them.
........Also many are enlisting in the military.
........This is just a normal and predictable reaction of young people to the GREED of the Colleges and Universities
..........Notice how society gets slighted as the "best and brightest" are NOT becoming educated to their fullest potential. I wonder if China and Russia are cheering for the US to blunder in higher education?????