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    Economics Changing how Colleges Work.

    You do realize a big part of the reason the modern education system exists as it does is so that companies don't have to deal with apprenticeships or training periods, right? Like, most companies don't want to risk having to spend 6 months or more on training. Let alone the years that would be...
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    Economics Changing how Colleges Work.

    Most trade school vs college memes are pretty dumb and cherry pick statistics. Its really a risk vs reward thing. No shit going to college for 4 years and taking $30,000 in debt is a risk. And yes, $30,000 is the average debt a college student has at graduation as of 2022. Not $100,000 like a...
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    Economics Changing how Colleges Work.

    Not according to the Census. And then per the Federal Reserve of St Louis, real median personal income is about $37K https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N Oh and here's the Fed's estimate of median household income, it agrees with the Census...
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    Economics Changing how Colleges Work.

    Unpaid internships are very rare these days due to several successful lawsuits. When I was in college a few years ago the only unpaid internships were with non-profits. At this point the legal liability is simply not worth paying interns less than minimum wage. Degree inflation is definitely...
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