Source: Dumb Little Man
What does your college degree say about you?
On the surface level, it tells others where we went to school, what we studied, and perhaps how long we spent in education. Beyond that though, some graduates would agree that it has very little bearing on them as individuals.
Some would even go so far as to consider it the most expensive piece of paper they own or even a pricey mark of conformity.In reality, our college degree does not define our worth, skills or even our success in our careers. With the cost of college on the rise, many are beginning to wonder whether finding success even without college is possible.
Defining Success
Let’s take a step back in time, if just for a moment.
The year is 1944 and the United States is welcoming home returning World War II veterans. Under the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, an era-defining bill was signed into law that allowed nine million veterans to attend college or trade school.
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, or better known as The G.I. Bill, covered not only the tuition but also living expenses and other costs totaling $4 billion between the years 1944-1949. Returning vets were given the opportunity to retool their skills and reintegrate into the workforce.
After decades of steady growth, total college enrollment is declining. Once a status symbol and a cultural badge of honor, costs of advanced degrees like law and medicine have increased more than 8 times — but wages in these careers have less than doubled in that same time period.
On the other side of the working class, however, highly skilled yet non-degree holding workers are making three times more today when compared to that timetable. It shows a much higher rate of value increase…
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