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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fact still remains that majority of jobs require a college degree.  Even EA/"secretary" positions now often list it as a requirement for the job, when 20+ years ago that was not a thing.

So unless your kid is interested in the Trades, a college degree is the best path forward to a good paying career.  And even if you go into the trades, a 2 year business degree can be helpful because I don't know many 45yo+ working in the trades who don't wish they could be "running the business"/not be doing the physical labor for 8+ hours a day.  Those jobs can wear on your body as you age.  AA in business just might set you up to be managing/running the business.

So the key is getting the degree at an affordable rate. That means with minimal debt, especially if you know the first 5 years with your degree will be "lower paying" and for some majors will never go "high pay" unless you switch careers (think social work, education and even things like PT---a 3 year Doctorate is required yet you will max out at $100K in most areas, except VHCOL, yet many spend $200K to get the degree, so if you plan that route, undergrad needs to be Debt free or close to it).  If you want to be a teacher, great, we need awesome teachers.  But don't go into major debt to get your degree.  Figure out where you want to teach, go to school in that state and do your student teaching there and get certified in that state.  Do it as cheaply as you can at a decent school---there are many in most states that are great and affordable.  Life will be much easier when your starting salary is $45K if you don't have $80K+ in student loans hanging over your head.  
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I am not agreeing with Mike Rowe...but, there are tons of headlines of companies no longer caring about a degree vs. showing they are qualified for the job.  You can decide you don't believe Deloitte, Google, etc....but publicly they are claiming a 4-year degree is no longer required.

Here are several recent articles:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/
https://www.intelligent.com/nearly-half-of-companies-plan-to-eliminate-bachelors-degree-requirements-in-2024/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/consumer/article-12806053/companies-ax-college-bachelors-degree-requirements-walmart.html[/quote]

Well we're in a labor shortage now. Who do you think they will hire when the tables turn back and unemployment rates rise? The high school graduate or the college graduate? [/quote]

I don’t actually think they will care because it is easy to administer online tests and what not to cull through the first cut.  If you know how to do the job, they don’t care how/why you know.

I honestly don’t think companies place much value in the holistic benefits of a college degree anymore.[/quote]

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