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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an adult (early 30s) with
- two AAs from Community College
- BS from regional west coast college
- MS from regional midwest college

DCUM would call them junk degrees. But they were affordable and served my career really well. My office of highly educated people, from a mix of universities. It has not held me back at all. [/quote]

And quite honestly, the majority of people have a story that is similar to yours and are doing very well.

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I have no problem with where anyone goes to college, but on average, graduates from middling regional colleges are only earning like $50k - $60k after 10 years.  I don’t quite get how you can say the majority are “doing very well”.

Pick any school you want and look at the stats.  Take Frostburg State and it’s $52k after 10 years.

Yes, your major matters and yes there are motivated success stories…but to say the majority are doing very well is a stretch.[/quote]

The problem with using just that one number is that it doesn’t tell you where they chose to live and what opportunities were there. If they all moved to DC, they’d earn a lot more.

My guess is many Frostburg grads stay in the region and the jobs there pay less.

Another aspect is that a particular school may not attract students seeking higher-paying jobs or majors that lead to high pay. That is not the fault of the school and does not mean it’s impossible for a student to leverage their education and make the connections needed to earn big bucks.

Opportunity is at any school for a student to grab. Likewise, you can attend a T10 and end up earning zero if you stay at home or graduate in the bottom third.

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