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Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
Associated Press ^ | March 9, 2023 | Collin Binkley

Posted on 03/10/2023 1:56:44 PM PST by karpov

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a college degree. He was a good student at a good high school. He wanted to be an actor, or maybe a teacher. Growing up, he believed college was the only route to a good job, stability and a happy life.

The pandemic changed his mind.

A year after high school, Hart is directing a youth theater program in Jackson, Tennessee. He got into every college he applied to but turned them all down. Cost was a big factor, but a year of remote learning also gave him the time and confidence to forge his own path.

“There were a lot of us with the pandemic, we kind of had a do-it-yourself kind of attitude of like, ‘Oh — I can figure this out,’” he said. “Why do I want to put in all the money to get a piece of paper that really isn’t going to help with what I’m doing right now?”

Hart is among hundreds of thousands of young people who came of age during the pandemic but didn’t go to college. Many have turned to hourly jobs or careers that don’t require a degree, while others have been deterred by high tuition and the prospect of student debt.

What first looked like a pandemic blip has turned into a crisis. Nationwide, undergraduate college enrollment dropped 8% from 2019 to 2022, with declines even after returning to in-person classes, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse. The slide in the college-going rate since 2018 is the steepest on record, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Economists say the impact could be dire.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: college
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People can learn things outside college, and employers should stop requiring college degrees for most jobs.
1 posted on 03/10/2023 1:56:44 PM PST by karpov
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Smart move. Stay away from the programming and brainwashing by braindead professors with big commie mouths. You won’t have any of those ridiculous “student loan” bills that you can’t or don’t want to pay.


2 posted on 03/10/2023 1:59:56 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ("I may be a white boy but I'm not stupid". - FJB at Black "History" event. Tell 'em Jo Jo!)
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That’s true. I also think a lot of employers are recognizing the fact that, outside a few majors, college may not add any value and can even have a detrimental impact on young people. Very few companies really want to hire an indoctrinated SJW or Marxist.


3 posted on 03/10/2023 2:00:38 PM PST by rbg81
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To: karpov

College is pretty much a scam at this point.


4 posted on 03/10/2023 2:02:10 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as.)
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To: karpov

If they want knowledge of how bad America is, how to hate Trump and his supporters, and how to cancel those with whom they disagree, they can get all of that free on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and all over the internet.

All free.


5 posted on 03/10/2023 2:04:32 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: karpov

Americans refusing to be spoon fed global homo philosophies.


6 posted on 03/10/2023 2:14:07 PM PST by trailboss800
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To: karpov

Pick up a local newspaper and read the help wanted section, pick something that pays good like electrician, welder, mechanic, and go to a trade school. Less debt and more work available than community organizer. Or sit on your azz in mom and dad’s basement.


7 posted on 03/10/2023 2:15:02 PM PST by Equine1952
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To: karpov

I’m sure Hillsdale has record enrollment. Larry Arnn is a national treasure.


8 posted on 03/10/2023 2:15:07 PM PST by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: No name given

How anyone can pay an enormous “university “ tuition in 2023, only to be indoctrinated, is beyond my comprehension.


9 posted on 03/10/2023 2:16:31 PM PST by BrexitBen
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To: karpov

Covid killed the bureaucrat farms.

Reminds me of a song.


10 posted on 03/10/2023 2:19:36 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Imagine having to listen to the fake indian drone on for a grand an hour in tuition. Holy smokes..


11 posted on 03/10/2023 2:21:22 PM PST by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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Depends on the job/career. If it's to become a doctor, a nurse, an engineer, an accoutant or a lawyer, college is essential.

However, college programs that teach marketable skills or lead to marketable skills are only about 1/3 of the total.

Also depends on the price. @ $30K (the price of a new car) a 4 year college degree isn't a bad investment. @ $200K for an unmarketable degree from a third-tier private college, it's a stupid investment.

(Harry Truman didn't graduate from college and is far from the worst US president of the last 75 years.)

12 posted on 03/10/2023 2:22:18 PM PST by Sooth2222 (“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” ("Every nation has the government it deserves.”) )
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Most college majors are now worth little more than what one can purchase on the back of a cereal box.


13 posted on 03/10/2023 2:22:51 PM PST by Da Coyote
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We have reached peak “education.”

The main purpose of universities has become to provide gainful employment for affirmative-action “perfessers” of imaginary subjects.


14 posted on 03/10/2023 2:23:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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“Teachers’ teaching climate hysteria? Gender weirdo sh*t? And Critical Race Hatred?

We can do better.

Fight for vouchers - end the ‘public school’ horrors.


15 posted on 03/10/2023 2:26:59 PM PST by GOPJ (The few sowed the wind, and the many reaped their whirlwind. - Victor Davis Hanson)
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>>People can learn things outside college, and employers should stop requiring college degrees for most jobs.<<

There needs to be a parallel system to accommodate manual professions such as plumbing, carpentry, electrical, etc. This has been needed for decades so the fact it is emerging is no surprise.


16 posted on 03/10/2023 2:31:18 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Difference between a cow and the US Capitol 1/6 "riot:" you can only milk a cow 3 times a day)
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“Study the creative arts” they said.

The robots are coming for white collar nerd jobs, but you can buy yourself some time if you study a creative art, they said.

Now not even five years out we have AI, and manufacturing jobs looking better than ever before!


17 posted on 03/10/2023 2:41:08 PM PST by BlackAdderess (Representatives are supposed to represent their constituents, that is their job. )
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Not only that but a lot of trades are begging for people to train into high paying jobs that will make them as much or more than a large percentage of college grads with crap degrees and a mountain of debt.


18 posted on 03/10/2023 2:51:49 PM PST by Dave911
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To: karpov
This is great news.

#WINNING.

19 posted on 03/10/2023 2:53:54 PM PST by Alberta's Child
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To: Sooth2222

Accounting is not hard at all.
The choke-point is really the state board exam.
You can certainly pass that with self study, and maybe some online classes. The hardest parts are memorization re taxation and law.

The college filtering effect re accounting is minimal. Not many wash out of that.

Engineering is a very different matter. Finishing an engineering degree in a good school is an achievement. And it benefits hugely from the social effect of being in the company of other would-be engineers. The wash-out rate is very high.


20 posted on 03/10/2023 2:55:16 PM PST by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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