Will college pay off : a guide to the most important financial decision you will ever make / Peter Cappelli.
2015
LB2350.5 .C377 2015eb
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Title
Will college pay off : a guide to the most important financial decision you will ever make / Peter Cappelli.
Author
Cappelli, Peter, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781610395274 (electronic book)
9781610395267
9781610395267
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, [2015]
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vi, 215 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
LB2350.5 .C377 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.013
Summary
"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"--Jacket.
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.
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.
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Includes index.
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Table of Contents
Why do people with more education get better jobs? : the link between education and a good job
How are we doing? : the state of education in the United States
Does college pay off? : it depends
The cost of going to college
Getting that first job after college.
How are we doing? : the state of education in the United States
Does college pay off? : it depends
The cost of going to college
Getting that first job after college.