If you are going to college just to make money, think again. Contrary to popular opinion, you can work at many skill-requiring jobs and professions without a college degree.
Should you need a degree for window dressing, perhaps for social reasons, you can get one, part-time, and cheaply, from recognized schools via the internet, while you are growing your career at a job.
Make up a list of job categories or small businesses you would like to be in. You will see how just a few take college as a necessity. Some might require a trade school for a short time.
When academics tell you that college grads earn more, their numbers are often misleading. Comparisons are made with those who labor at close to minimum wage, not at skilled, non-college jobs.
We see shortages of skilled labor all around us, but plenty of unemployed college grads. Much of this going-to-college-marketing fluff is not only expensive, it puts so many young people into huge debt that makes it almost impossible for them to get a firm grip on a decent career path.
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