With more and more people losing their jobs, with money getting tighter and expenses at every turn, is going back to college the answer?  Americans are one of the few developed nations that leave those wanting to go to college to foot their own bill.

It never ceases to amaze me in my world travels how even poorer nations, oftentimes have government programs that assist their citizens with the financial cost of going to college. 

With our economy upside down and things looking like they won’t turn around soon, how sound is the idea that going to college is going to provide you with a more financially secure life?

I admit after graduating High School, I chose not to go to college.  Instead I purchased a business and began running it.  I later made the jump into Office Management with nothing more than the computer and accounting skills I learned in High School. 

From there I migrated to Real Estate.  One thing that has always been ironic is learning that I have made more money than most of my fellow High School graduates who went on to college.

I’ve found that real work experience has provided me with more door openings than a college degree would have.  Evidently I’m not the only one who thinks it might have been the best choice.  20/20 recently did an in depth study on whether or not it makes sense to go to College. (see video below)

To sum up its recommendation, if you are a top honor student, you may want to consider a full blown college degree.  If not, you may very well be wasting your money and have been better off to start in an entry level job in the field your interested in or take some specific training via a trade school or community college that will give you the skills you need to get your foot into the door of the field you are interested in.

College is a huge expense by anyone’s standards and since we live in a time where America is rethinking what is truly important…the whole college thing might be something to reconsider as well.

One last things I’ll throw out there, it never ceases to amaze me how many college graduates end up in a career that had nothing to do with what they majored in, in college.  What do you think?

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