[ConservativeMind]

Great article.

[Ukiapah Heep]

Great article but no surprises. In many professions college is the only entry point, such as law and medicine and most engineering. Otherwise, the follow-up question is "worth it compared to what?" Compared to doing nothing, it's worth it. Compared to starting yer own company or going through tech certification or service in the Armed Forces, probably not as good.

[catman67]

Find an employer that will foot the bill, or at least a large part of it. The Government paid for at least half of my courses as “work related”. Most of the rest were paid for under the GI Bill. I had relatively little out-of-pocket expense. Of course, going part-time does take longer; but you’re still earning a salary along the way.

I would have liked to see comments on “education degrees”, such as M.Ed. and E.Ed..