The conversation around the Return on Investment when it comes to attending a university can generate various strong emotional responses.
Let me be clear…. I believe in a lifelong commitment to education.
I would be ignorant to say that no one should go to college. It obviously depends on your desired career path.
When the perception that college is the only way to advance a career….it creates an opportunity for inflated tuition prices as well as the quality and benefits of attending a university could become diluted. If everyone has the same diploma…the value of that diploma is diminished.
When people feel they have other options for a path to success….I believe this helps lift all boats including the people who attend Universities.
With competition…If people realize there are other ways to create viable careers without having to go into debt …..tuition prices will come down and the quality of an education would improve.
Zach and I discuss the idea of choosing different paths after High School rather than the conventional one’s people make after senior year of high school which usually includes attending a university.
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