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Will College Pay Off? - A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You'll Ever Make (Hardcover)
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Will College Pay Off? - A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You'll Ever Make (Hardcover)
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The decision of whether to go to college, or where, is hampered by
poor information and inadequate understanding of the financial risk
involved.Adding to the confusion, the same degree can cost
dramatically different amounts for different people. A barrage of
advertising offers new degrees designed to lead to specific jobs,
but we see no information on whether graduates ever get those jobs.
Mix in a frenzied applications process, and pressure from
politicians for relevant" programs, and there is an urgent need to
separate myth from reality.Peter Cappelli, an acclaimed expert in
employment trends, the workforce, and education, provides hard
evidence that counters conventional wisdom and helps us make
cost-effective choices. Among the issues Cappelli analyzes are:What
is the real link between a college degree and a job that enables
you to pay off the cost of college, especially in a market that is
in constant change?Why it may be a mistake to pursue degrees that
will land you the hottest jobs because what is hot today is
unlikely to be so by the time you graduate.Why the most expensive
colleges may actually be the cheapest because of their ability to
graduate students on time.How parents and students can find out
what different colleges actually deliver to students and whether it
is something that employers really want.College is the biggest
expense for many families, larger even than the cost of the family
home, and one that can bankrupt students and their parents if it
works out poorly. Peter Cappelli offers vital insight for parents
and students to make decisions that both make sense financially and
provide the foundation that will help students make their way in
the world.
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