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It’s not a tradition spanning many generations. Chances are, it may only go as far back as your grandparents. Attending college is a relatively new occurrence in America. A century ago, less than five percent of people attended college. Fast-forward to the present. Last fall, more than 20 million students...

If you’re college-bound, or a parent of someone who is, you’re probably experiencing sticker shock at the cost. The nonprofit organization College Board puts out an annual report, and the latest one provides some sobering numbers. The average cost (we should specify that the number includes tuition,...

Regular readers of this blog know that a subject I hammer on repeatedly is the high cost of college and the dubious return on investment that brings for many college graduates – even worse for college dropouts. If you’re in the mood for a review, check out this blog from last August.  Bringing me...

My past five blogs have explained why I think college is not a good idea for many of you reading this. A short summary of those reasons are: 1. The market for college graduates is saturated. 2. Grade inflation has diminished the quality of a college degree. 3. College education has morphed into indoctrination....

This reason escapes a lot of peoples’ notice. Most folks make a distinction between college and vocational education. They think of them as separate entities, i.e., higher education versus learning a trade. Even worse is the widespread conviction among the general public and high school advisory counselors...

Reason # 4 Why College Is A Lousy Deal College is way overpriced. That’s #4 on my list of reasons why college is a lousy deal, and maybe the biggest reason of all. College tuition has risen almost 400% over the past three decades, according to the College Board.  It’s very hard for the average […]

In my last blog, I identified grade inflation as Reason #2 why a college degree doesn’t mean what it used to. I explained that grade inflation started with the anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960s, when college students were exempt from the military draft and sympathetic professors inflated grades...

A college degree doesn’t mean what it used to. In my last blog I explained that one reason is because so many people have college degrees nowadays (33% of American adults, vs. just 5% in 1940). As a result, some 37% of recent college graduates are working in jobs that don’t require a college degree....

Reason #1 Why College Is A Lousy Deal A college degree doesn’t mean what it used to. Reasons are varied, and I’m going to address them in a series of blogs starting now. Reason #1 is that more people than ever are going to college. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, last year 69.7% […]