Originally Posted by
05Duramax
I'm really not sure where this idea, shared by many on here, comes from? Unless it's exclusively held by people who don't have a degree and use it as some poor excuse. I'm curious as to what evidence you have that the quality of higher education has gone "down the drain"?
The other thing that blows me away is the complaint about cost, you can easily get a BS degree at a pretty good state school for the price of a car. I hear less complaints that a diesel pickup costs $60,000 than the costs of a college degree that can give you a return on your investment.
Excellent point, i was thinking the same thing. Sure, i know of some degree mills where you "pay the fees and you get the B's"...but those are at mostly non-public schools offering an unaccredited Bachelor of Arts/BA. Any state school offering an accredited Bachelor of Science (i.e. minimum of two semesters of Physics and Calculus 2 regardless of area of academic study) is going to have a solid base line.
You couldn't be more right on the Truck deal. I love anything automotive...but people don't think twice about financing a depreciating asset for 6 years, but squawk on the perceived "waste of money" on an education. I always suggest people do an ROI calculation on a house, a new car, and then a college degree from a state school. It's eye opening. That required cost and profit analysis class or finance elective would come in handy i'd think for most people.