How do you feel about college soon being a thing of the past?

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<p>All over the Internet and in Industry, employers are simply denouncing college education, and refering to it as useless, except for those professions which require state based licensure. In many industries a college education means absolutely zip to prospective employers and the life time salary gap between H.S, graduates and College graduates shrinks by the year. All while college attendance rates are on the rise.</p>

<p>Currently there are more unemployed college graduates than HS graduates who did not go to college. Even worse, according to Frontline, only 5% of college graduates are actually working in their trained discipline (major). The millennial generation will be the most educated generation in history, but the least employable. The majority of students will have wasted a full 4 years of employment experience. </p>

<p>So pretty much, for non professional degree’s college is a waste to employers, in some cases its better not to put your college degree on your resume. Surly college is still beneficial in the social and personal development of our youth (which makes it still worth while), but employers seem to not care about this, given most jobs in this country are now service based and thus do not require educated employees. </p>

<p>Certainly life for the millennial generation will be different than most parents here have experienced. How will you deal with it and what do you think of the circumstances?</p>

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<p>Source? I’ve read the opposite.</p>

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<p>The two aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive. I worked in two professional jobs (teaching and as a research assistant) during my last two years of college, the later of which played a big role in me securing a GAship (part-time job with tuition reimbursement) in grad school.</p>

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<p>Booted, it sounds like you are soliciting imput from us for a term paper or college essay.</p>

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<p>hmmmm, haven’t noticed that. In fact, we have found the opposite. Many positions do require a bachelor’s degree.</p>

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<p>Agreed, especially from that last paragraph.</p>

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<p>What employers are you talking about? Mine requires at least a bachelor’s degree to work in any position.</p>

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<p>Is the original post a joke? I’ve seen no evidence that college is becoming a think of the past. If the OP is aware of such evidence, please provide links.</p>

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<p>I’m inclined to believe it IS a joke…
Newish member with few posts.</p>

<p>Just seams like he/she is looking to stir up reaction to an improbable premise.</p>

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<p>What might change college, at least for liberal arts majors, is teaching on line or by DVD. The Teaching Company classes are really excellent. Start adding papers, exams, online discussion or videoconferencing, and a way to verify workproduct, and 50k per year for classes might start seeming unnecessary. Even for science majors, lab work at nearby labs might suffice if there is some way to verify the quality of the lab work and the identity of the student doing the work.</p>

<p>Clearly, the loss of small class interaction, student interaction on campus, and extracurricular activities would be significant, but the reduction in cost might make a lot of people view education much more practically. I am sending a son to a good LAC in two weeks, so I value the college experience. However, a no frills education covering the same material and with the same requirements for 1/3rd of the cost might be tempting.</p>