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               College:               To               Go               or               Not               To               Go?
               In               recent               years,               as               students               flood               campuses               across               the               nation               during               back-to-school               season,               there               has               been               a               growing               trend               to               question               whether               college               education               is               worth               the               money               or               not-and               the               media               has               been               drinking               plenty               of               this               kool-aid               from               skip-college               advocates.

The               rising               cost               of               college,               year-on-year,               amidst               an               increasingly               difficult               job               market,               has               served               as               the               biggest               argument               for               college-detractors.

According               to               the               College               Board's               2010               Trends               in               College               Pricing               report,               "over               the               decade               from               2000‑01               to               2010‑11,               published               tuition               and               fees               at               public               four-year               colleges               and               universities               increased               at               an               average               rate               of               5.6%               per               year               beyond               the               rate               of               general               inflation.

This               growth               rate               led               the               price               to               increase               from               22%               of               the               average               tuition               and               fees               at               private               nonprofit               four-year               institutions               to               28%               over               the               decade".

These               figures               are               often               used               to               support               the               notion               that               the               cost               of               a               postsecondary               degree               far               outweighs               the               value               and               benefits               it               provides.
               With               the               national               poverty               line               at               $22,113               2010               for               a               family               of               four,               Census               reports               that               46.2               million               people               now               live               in               poverty               in               the               United               States,               the               peak               in               52               years!

While               some               may               view               education               as               a               panacea               for               poverty               (the               rate               of               which               has               not               been               as               high               as               it               is               now               in               27               years),               it               is               only               one               first               step               towards               reducing               income               inequalities.

In               times               when               so               many               have               yet               to               gain               access               to               educational               opportunities               due               to               socio-economic               limitations,               the               last               voice               anyone               needs               to               hear               is               one               that               advises               not               to               bother               with               postsecondary               education,               misguidedly               suggesting               it               is               not               worth               the               money.

Reversing               the               drop               in               both               college               enrollment               and               completion               rates               by               low-               and               moderate-income               high               school               graduates               is               critical               for               the               nation's               ability               to               compete               in               a               global               economy.
               Another               irrational               argument               used               by               "skip-college               advocates"               is               the               notion               that               if               you               are               set               for               life,               then               you               don't               need               college;               the               idea               being:               you               already               have               that               which               you               would               be               going               to               college               for:               money.

Without               even               getting               into               why               money               alone               should               not               be               anyone's               single               criterion               for               a               career               choice,               nothing               could               be               further               from               the               truth.

The               debate               on               education               and               its               value               must               go               beyond               cost               and               financial               returns,               to               include               nonmonetary               benefits-including               more               engaged               parents               and               citizens,               leading               healthier               and               productive               lifestyles,               reducing               health               care               costs               for               individuals               and               for               society-               not               to               mention               the               increase               in               tax               revenues               for               federal,               state               and               local               government,               and               the               reduction               in               income               support               burdens               resulting               from               a               greater               population               of               college               graduates.
               Dr.

Anthony               P.

Carnevale               (Director               of               the               Georgetown               University               Center               on               Education               and               the               Workforce)               was               recently               quoted               as               saying               "if               you're               Bill               Gates               or               Lebron               James,               drop               out!"               So               I               made               it               a               point               to               follow               up               on               this               statement               with               him.

He               clarified,               "that               comment               was               more               humoristic               response               than               a               real               advice               for               anyone".

"It's               hard               to               argue               with               people               about               the               exceptionally               gifted               not               needing               to               go               to               college"               he               explained,               but               we               have               seen               enough               gifted               people               fall               from               grace               and               stardom               to               rags,               simply               because               they               failed               to               realize               that               unlike               most               people,               they               are               merely               given               the               opportunity               to               make               in               a               usually               short               career               span-generally               lasting               up               to               a               decade               on               average-amounts               of               money               which               take               normally               take               an               entire               lifetime               to               accumulate.

As               is               often               the               case,               these               are               overnight               millionaires,               propelled               to               celebrity-status,               rising               from               deep               poverty               without               the               simplest               notions               of               wealth               management,               career               planning               or               even               success               management.

Most               importantly,               they               often               also               lack               the               basic               ability               to               manage               their               very               own               success,               maximize               revenue               and               keep               their               circles               from               getting               bloated               with               parasitic-friends.

All               these               skills               are               best               acquired               and               traditionally               honed               on               the               college               field.
               The               truth               is,               the               rich               and               famous,               as               much               as               the               poor,               and               all               across               the               spectrum,               need               college,               if               for               no               other               purposes,               at               least               to               learn               how               to               manage               and               maximize               their               success,               fame               and               fortune.

Otherwise               one               risks               falling               from               grace.

The               business,               entertainment               and               sports               worlds               are               littered               with               such               cases...

A               more               visible               representation               of               this               sad               reality               includes               armed               force               members               returned               from               deployment               and               soon               after               turned-homeless,               not               having               gained               elementary               financial               literacy,               and               decision-making               and               problem-solving               and               other               basic               skills-all               of               which               are               naturally               built               into               any               college               experience.

The               lesson               from               these               negative               turns               is               simple:               the               consequences               of               not               having               the               necessary               skills               to               make               sound               financial,               professional               and               social               decisions               can               be               devastating.
               If               for               no               other               reason,               the               rich               and               famous               at               least               need               the               college               experience               as               a               prelude               to               and               preparation               for               real               life               challenges.

Beside               the               mastery               of               a               particular               discipline,               a               college               education               provides               a               framework               for               effective               personal,               career,               financial               management               skills,               among               a               sea               of               others.

College               does               not               hinder               the               entrepreneurial               mind;               quite               the               contrary,               the               mix               of               theories               and               applications,               amidst               simulations               and               business               planning               competitions,               actually               is               an               ideal               intellectual               stimulant               and               a               sure               startup               Launchpad.

No               wonder               the               nation's               most               innovative               businesses,               including               Google,               Facebook,               Microsoft,               Dell,               Napster,               WordPress               and               even               FedEx,               were               born               out               of               college               dorm               rooms.
               Dr.

Carnevale               is               also               prompt               to               caution,               "even               if               you               think               you're               Bill               Gates               or               Lebron               James,               if               you               decide               that               you               don't               need               college,               you               are               taking               great               risks"               by               going               without               it               .

"HELP               WANTED               -               Projections               of               JOBS               and               EDUCATION               REQUIREMENTS               Through               2018"               a               report               he               co-authored               in               2010               with               Nicole               Smith               and               Jeff               Strohl,               forecasts               that               by               2018,               nearly               2               out               of               3               US               job               openings-precisely               63%-will               require               some               sort               of               post-secondary               degree.

As               much               as               Carnavale               concedes               the               fact               that               there               are               college               graduates               who               "end               up               in               the               gutter"               as               he               puts               it,               he               also               cautions               that               the               well-off               and               exceptionally               gifted               should               not               look               down               on               college               as               unnecessary.

And               they               seem               to               be               listening.
               Thankfully,               the               trend,               even               among               the               most               famous               and               gifted,               young               and               old               alike,               suggests               college               education               is               worth               the               money               even               for               the               well-off.

Media               Mogul               Oprah               Winfrey               (B.A.

in               Speech               and               Drama)               attended               Tennessee               State               University               on               a               full               scholarship.

Philanthropist               and               investment               tycoon               Warren               Buffett               worked               full               time               while               attending               University               of               Nebraska-Lincoln,               graduating               in               only               three               years.

Though               undecided               about               what               to               concentrate               on,               Basketball               giant               Shaquille               O'Neal               attended               Louisiana               State               University,               earning               a               B.A.

in               General               Studies.

"Twilight"               star               Dakota               Fanning               is               reportedly               attending               New               York               University               as               of               fall               2011.
               Even               Successful               Businessmen,               the               Rich               and               Famous               See               Value               in               College               Education
               Bill               Gates               certainly               does               not               think               (nor               say)               education               is               not               worth               the               money,               given               the               $310,650,000               dollars               invested               in               2010,               in               the               form               of               educational               grants,               college               and               graduate               school               scholarships,               by               the               Bill               &               Melinda               Gates               Foundation,               to               help               particularly               the               less               fortunate               prepare               for               and               access               opportunities               needed               for               success,               and               improve               college               readiness               and               college               completion               in               the               US.

The               Gates'               Foundation               backs               this               commitment               with               similarly               significant               investments               in               education               around               the               world,               particularly               in               developing               nations.
               Proponents               of               the               argument               that               the               gifted               and               well-off               need               no               college               also               fail               to               see               that               the               common               trait               between               Bill               Gates,               Steve               Jobs,               Larry               Page,               Mark               Zuckerburg,               Magic               Johnson,               Russell               Simmons               and               all               other               successful               college               dropouts               out               there,               however               gifted               in               their               own               disciple,               have               the               wisdom               and               humility               to               see               that               they               lack               necessary               expertise               and               know-how               in               vast               other               areas               that               can               directly               impact               their               success,               whether               it's               finance,               tax               or               legal               matters,               or               just               adequate               business               acumen.

Therefore,               these               geniuses               divest               themselves               of               any               and               all               non-core               activities               and               do               whatever               necessary               to               compensate               for               their               limited               (insight)               in               other               non-core               areas               of               expertise,               by               surrounding               themselves               with               entire               teams               of               (yes,               you               guessed               it!)               college-educated,               smart               and               proven               experts,               who               are               solely               tasked               with               effectively               handling               aspects               that               may               be               non-core               but               critical               for               success               and               staying               out               of               trouble.

For               business               entities,               this               approach               equates               to               business               process               outsourcing.

It               leaves               the               gifted               ample               room               to               focus               their               energy               on               areas               where               they               have               competitive               advantage               while               performing               exceptionally.
               What               is               even               less               obvious               to               anti-college               proponents               is               the               fact               that               most               of               these               entrepreneurs               have               exceptional               self-awareness               and               discipline,               and               rely               a               great               deal               on               autodidactism,               a               path               to               self-education               or               self-learning.

Far               from               negating               the               value               of               education,               they               greatly               treasure               it,               for               unique               reasons               (mostly               due               pressing               startup               realities               and               the               necessity               to               grow               a               new               venture),               they               are               almost               forced               by               business               circumstances               or               guided               by               their               own               drive               and               foresightedness               to               educate               themselves,               in               unusual               ways,               in               hosts               of               areas               where               they               feel               expertise               is               required               for               success.

They               also               never               fail               to               recognize               their               own               limitations,               knowing               that               autodidactism               only               can               only               get               them               so               far,               given               its               one-dimensional               and               less               interactive               nature.

They               require               complementing               their               learnings               from               industry               experts,               in               formal               and               informal               settings-most               fittingly               in               classrooms,               case               studies               or               simulations.

Thus,               they               often               validate               and               complement               their               gut               instincts               with               data-driven               business               strategies,               expert               and               proven               guidance               and               instruction               from               degreed               experts.
               It               is               no               wonder               that               Bill               Gates               is               backing               the               Khan               Academy,               a               free               online               educational               resource               that               describes               itself               as               a               "library               of               over               2,400               videos               covering               everything               from               arithmetic               to               physics,               finance,               and               history               and               150               practice               exercises,               we're               on               a               mission               to               help               you               learn               what               you               want,               when               you               want,               at               your               own               pace".

Just               last               year,               The               Bill               &               Melinda               Gates               Foundation               awarded               $3.5               million               in               educational               grants               to               the               Khan               Academy,               in               its               efforts               to               reduce               barriers               to               opportunities               for               the               underprivileged.
               On               the               backdrop               of               an               increasingly               competitive               global               economy,               The               Bill               &               Melinda               Gates               Foundation               deplores               that               "by               age               30               most               Americans               have               not               earned               a               college               degree               or               certificate.

Our               Postsecondary               Success               Strategy               aims               to               dramatically               increase               the               number               of               young               adults               who               complete               their               postsecondary               education,               setting               them               up               for               success               in               the               workplace               and               in               life".

The               Foundation               has               set               for               itself               the               ambitious               goal               to               "help               the               nation               double               the               number               of               low-income               adults               who               earn               postsecondary               degrees               or               credentials               by               age               26".
               College:               The               Social               Impact
               In               the               college               cost               discussion,               it               is               hard               to               devalue               the               enormous               contributions               of               community               colleges               to               the               advancement               of               the               nation,               given               the               long               lines               of               exceptionally               successful               alumni               they               have               produced.

The               likes               of               Elleen               Collins,               NASA               (Corning               Community               College,               NY),               Nolan               Ryan               (Alvin               Community               College,               TX),               professional               athlete,               US               Representative               Silvestre               Reyes               (El               Paso               Community               College,               TX),               and               John               Walsh               (Cayuga               Community               College,               NY),               all               saw               the               value               of               education               and               the               cost-cutting               power               of               a               passage               through               community               college,               as               a               gateway               to               traditional               4-year               college.

The               average               cost               of               public               four-year               colleges               at               $7,605               per               year               in               tuition               and               fees               (in-state),               or$11,990               (out-of-state),               while               private               nonprofit               four-year               colleges               charge               annually               cost               on               average               $27,293               in               tuition               and               fees.

Simply               comparing               traditional               colleges               to               public               two-year               colleges               that               annually               average               a               cost               of               $2,713               in               tuition               and               fees,               the               cost               reductions               can               be               enormous               for               any               savings-minded               student               and               parent.
               Anyone               who               questions               the               value               of               education               solely               on               the               college               cost               argument               risks               coming               to               flawed               conclusions               and               potentially               harmful               decisions               based               on               nothing               more               than               a               false               debate.

As               the               saying               goes,               "you               get               what               you               pay               for".

Therefore,               shouldn't               low               or               falling               costs               be               of               concern?

Wouldn't               cheaper               education               make               an               even               cheaper               commodity               out               of               any               student,               who               could               easily               be               reduced               to               a               cheap               degree-holder?

If               anyone               must               question               the               value               of               a               college               education,               then               the               focus               should               be               on               one's               ability               to               make               good               strategic               choices               that               truly               align               with               individual               career               aspirations.

Students               must               be               cognizant               of               what               the               college               experience               should               accomplish               for               them,               with               a               roadmap               that               goes               down               to               the               very               details               of               course               selections               and               their               fitness               for               positions               and               work               responsibilities               that               they               aspire               to.

Rather               than               to               question               the               value               of               education,               current               and               prospective               students               should               question               their               own               educational               track               choices               and               whether               they               best               support               their               goals…
               Consider               the               case               of               Dennis               Radomski,               36,               a               former               dropout,               who               went               back               to               school,               majoring               in               hospitality               management,               at               Montgomery               College               (Rockville,               MD).

Dennis               first               went               to               school               simply               because               it               was               expected               of               him,               "sort               of               the               norm",               he               says,               adding:               "my               father               did,               my               friends               did,               so               I               did".

But               he               ended               up               dropping               out               and               moving               to               Florida               to               put               a               rock               band               together,               pursuing               a               childhood               dream               of               becoming               a               drummer.

Five               years               in,               with               the               music               gig               not               working               out               as               planned,               Dennis               moved               back               to               the               DC               metropolitan               area.

Currently               employed               by               ARAMARK               at               Georgetown               University               Hotel               and               Conference               Center,               he               has               gone               back               to               school,               motivated               by               his               employer's               tuition               reimbursement               program,               and               the               prospect               of               a               promotion               upon               graduating.

Dennis               plans               to               transfer               University               of               Maryland               after               getting               his               AAS.

Dennis               has               set               his               sights               on               his               next               promotional               roles-respectively               crew               services               supervisor,               and               conference               planner.

He               has               mapped               out               his               own               college               itinerary,               with               a               clear               purpose               and               goal,               therefore               creating               envisioned               value,               rather               than               going               about               schooling               as               an               impulse               shopper               does               through               the               aisles               of               a               store,               hoping               to               pick               up               some               value               off               the               shelves               of               college.

In               Dennis'               case,               there               is               direction               and               purpose.

Every               class               he               takes               now               is               a               piece               of               the               big               puzzle               that               fits               in               well               with               his               career               plans.

The               recipe               to               maximizing               degree               leverage               potential               and               value               is               a               proactive               and               strategic               education               plan.
               The               arrangement               between               Dennis               and               his               employer               is               a               Win-Win               deal               under               any               circumstances:               Aramark               gets               a               deeply               grateful,               loyal,               engaged               and               productive               employee,               whose               education               and               training               fully               align               with               company               needs               and               standards,               while               Dennis               leverages               an               otherwise               out-of-reach               education               to               enjoy               professional               growth               and               career               advancement               in               his               found-again               passion               for               hospitality.
               In               the               race               to               raise               American               skills               and               education               levels               in               order               to               make               American               businesses               more               competitive               at               home               and               abroad,               the               importance               of               higher               education               for               the               nation               clearly               shows               in               the               current               administration's               bold               ambitions               and               commitment               to               achieve               world               leadership               again,               as               President               Obama               announced               in               Warren,               MI,               "The               American               Graduation               Initiative",               aiming               to               build               "Stronger               American               Skills               Through               Community               Colleges",               on               July               14,               2009:               "I               set               a               goal               for               America:               by               2020,               this               nation               will               once               again               have               the               highest               proportion               of               college               graduates               in               the               world…Today,               I               am               announcing               the               most               significant               down               payment               yet               on               reaching               this               goal               in               the               next               ten               years.

It's               called               the               American               Graduation               Initiative.

It               will               reform               and               strengthen               community               colleges               from               coast               to               coast               so               that               they               get               the               resources               students               and               schools               need               -               and               the               results               workers               and               businesses               demand.

Through               this               plan,               we               seek               to               help               an               additional               five               million               Americans               earn               degrees               and               certificates               in               the               next               decade".
               Whether               the               focus               is               to               help               transitioning               active               duty               military               personnel               and               armed               forces               veterans,               or               to               simply               improve               the               skills               of               local               workers               to               bridge               the               skill-gap               and               better               match               the               need               of               private               sector               employers               for               executive,               managerial,               professional,               technical,               skilled               and               semi-skilled               workers,               colleges               play               a               critical               role.

In               the               grand               scheme               of               skills               and               jobs               development               efforts,               President               Barack               Obama               has               called               upon               the               nation's               community               colleges               to               graduate               five               million               more               students               by               2020.

Local               community               colleges               are               stepping               up               to               play               a               critical               in               helping               to               meet               the               educational               and               workforce               development               challenge               facing               this               this               nation.

Montgomery               College               is               a               special               example,               with               effective               partnerships               in               place               to               produce               workplace-ready               graduates               who               are               highly               sought               after.
               College               and               Jobs
               In               the               aftermath               of               a               global               recession,               expect               the               most               competitive               job               market               there               has               ever               been.

In               his               forthcoming               book,               "The               Coming               War               for               Jobs",               author               Jim               Clifton,               CEO               of               Gallup,               Inc.

makes               a               strong               case               that               "the               coming               world               war               is               an               all-out               global               war               for               good               jobs".

While               some               people               are               caught               up               today               in               the               debate               of               college               worth               (or               lack               thereof),               it               just               so               happens               that,               in               larger               numbers               than               ever               before,               millions               of               others               have               actually               chosen               to               put               their               faith               into               knowledge,               training               and               college               credentials,               deciding               to               invest               in               returning               to               school               as               adult               students               .

They               are               often               motivated               by               waves               of               layoffs               or               the               simple               necessity               for               workers               to               improve               their               skills               in               order               to               keep               up               with               new               technologies,               a               need               to.

Keep               in               mind,               almost               every               aspect               of               their               decision               process               has               had               to               do               with               questions               like"               "how               can               I               pay               for               this?

"Is               it               wise               to               take               on               new               student               loans               to               pay               for               school?"               In               spite               of               numerous               and               very               strong               primal               needs               and               argument               for               the               contrary,               the               wisdom               to               invest               in               one's               education               or               training               (or               the               fear               of               falling               short               of               qualifying               for               jobs               degree               requirements),               has               prevailed.
               Consider               the               Job               Openings               and               Labor               Turnover               report               released               on               September               7th,               by               the               U.S.

Bureau               of               Labor               Statistics:               "There               were               3.2               million               job               openings               on               the               last               business               day               of               July".

As               the               global               economy               recovers               over               the               next               few               years,               in               spite               of               more               than               half               of               U.S.

employers               having               trouble               finding               qualified               workers               to               fill               critical               jobs               across               the               nation,               this               is,               and               will,               for               a               long               time,               remain               an               employers'               market!

These               are               cash-hoarding               and               selective               employers,               with               full               control               over               where               they               take               their               jobs,               in               what               numbers,               and               whom               they               deem               fit               for               hire.

Politicians               and               government               leaders               seeking               to               earn               political               dividends               will               have               to               fiercely               fight               across               district,               state               and               national               lines               for               not               only               retaining               local               employers               and               incentivizing               them               to               pick               up               hiring               again,               but               also               taking               exceptional               actions               to               attract               companies               that               can               bring               good               and               high-paying               jobs               to               their               own               localities.
               Unfortunately,               with               the               massive               adult               learning               enrollment               upsurge               in               recent               years,               many               are               making               an               enormous               mistake               by               going               the               "easy               route"               for               revamping               their               skills,               and               earning               academic               credentials;               the               degree-seeking               endeavor,               for               them,               serving               as               nothing               more               than               a               means               to               check               off               the               education               box               on               what               seem               more               like               a               laundry               or               bucket               list               than               a               career               plan.

The               truth               is               there               are               several               downsides               to               a               purely               online               education               that               admissions               offices               around               the               country               wish               to               leave               uncovered.

They               include               deeply               rooted               employers-bias               (against               online               degrees)               in               favor               of               campuses               that               make               the               cut               for               standard               national               or               state               university               rankings,               often               deemed               more               rigorous.

The               expectation               on               the               part               of               employers               for               candidates               to               carry               degrees               that               are               backed               by               solid               accreditation               and               to               have               classroom               experience               is               likely               to               gain               importance               as               a               key               criterion               in               candidates               evaluation,               given               that               a               classroom               atmosphere               is               the               closest               to               a               workplace               environment               that               educational               institutions               can               offer,               beside               intern               or               externships.
               Top               Institutions,               Helping               to               Improve               Access               to               College               Education
               There               is               some               great               news,               though,               surrounding               college               cost.

For               anyone               who               is               value-driven,               yet               savings-conscious               about               education,               there               are               so               many               options               that               directly               address               students'               financial               limitations.

A               surprisingly               large               and               growing               number               of               institutions-from               Ivy               League               schools               to               community               colleges-have               made               momentous               efforts               to               make               education               more               accessible               for               everyone.
               In               2009-10,               undergraduate               students               received               an               average               of               $11,461               per               full-time               equivalent               (FTE)               student               in               financial               aid,               including               $6,041               in               grant               aid               and               $4,883               in               federal               loans.

Graduate               students               received               an               average               of               $22,697               in               aid,               including               $6,371               in               grant               aid               and               $15,744               in               federal               loans.

Universities               and               colleges               (public               and               private)               not               only               seem               to               realize               the               danger               of               rising               enrollment               costs               for               students,               but               are               actually               taking               concrete               measures               to               curb               the               impact               they               can               have               on               education               access               for               those               who               cannot               afford               to               pay               for               it               at               current               rates.

Harvard               President               Dr.

Drew               Gilpin               Faust,               despite               assuming               office               at               a               time               when               the               University               struggled               through               a               period               of               significant               financial               challenges,               led               a               sweeping               overhaul               of               financial               aid               policies               aimed               at               making               Harvard               College               more               affordable               for               middle               and               upper-income               families.

The               most               notable               changes               in               financial               aid               policies               included               "major               enhancements               to               grant               aid,               the               elimination               of               student               loans,               and               the               removal               of               home               equity               from               financial               aid               calculations".
               A               little               known               fact               about               Harvard               is               that               undergraduates               from               families               earning               less               than               $65,000               pay               absolutely               no               tuition!

Another               example               of               this               effort               by               colleges               to               do               their               part               in               removing               economic               barriers               to               education               is               AccessUVa,               a               University               of               Virginia'               financial               aid               program               that               annually               commits               $20               million               in               need-based               grants               to               all               admitted               undergraduate               students.

The               program               offers               "loan-free               packages               for               low-income               students,               caps               on               need-based               loans               for               all               other               students,               and               a               commitment               to               meet               100               percent               of               demonstrated               need               for               every               student"               according               to               their               website.

These               no-tuition               &               no-loans               programs               actually               more               widespread               than               you'd               expect;               they               exist               in               various               forms               at               universities               across               the               nation,               including               US               Air               Force               Academy,               Vanderbilt               University,               Duke               University,               George               Washington               University,               brown               university,               Texas               A&M               University,               Davidson               College,               University               of               California               ,               and               so               many               more.

They               are               not               even               buried               deep               in               some               secret               webpage;               only               a               quick               Google-search               and               a               mouse-click               away...

There               is               also               an               ongoing               digital               revolution               led               by               Ivy               Leagues               and               even               public               colleges               emulating               Khan               Academy               and               leveraging               iTunes               U,               and               other               online               platforms               to               deliver               free               educational               content               to               masses               via               podcasts               and               eBooks.
               Perhaps               the               story               of               Dr.

DeRionne               P.

Pollard,               president               of               Montgomery               College,               will               most               likely               ring               close               to               home               for               most               people.

She               embodies               the               value               within               education.

Her               story               is               unique               in               that,               she               candidly               shares               "I               would               not               have               been               able               to               attend               college               without               financial               aid--Pell               Grants,               loans,               and               work               study.

These               forms               of               support               are               crucial               for               students               who               desire               their               part               of               the               American               Dream               and               need               assistance.

I               know               for               a               fact               that               I               would               not               have               completed               college--undergraduate               and               graduate--without               that               investment               in               me".
               Well,               that               investment               resulted               in               a               grateful               champion               for               federal               financial               aid               programs               and               an               exceptionally               capable               leader               for               a               critical               pillar               of               society:               the               community               college               she               heads,               with               a               vision               that               is               as               forward-looking               and               globally               minded               as               it               is               rooted               in               strong               personal               values.

She               shares:               "I               didn't               always               plan               to               be               a               college               president.

In               fact,               it               took               me               a               while               before               I               found               my               calling.

As               a               high               school               student,               I               envisioned               proudly               serving               my               country               as               a               Marine.

Only               17               years               old,               I               needed               my               father's               permission               to               join,               but               my               father,               a               veteran,               knew               me               better               than               I               knew               myself.

He               asked               me               to               try               college,               just               for               one               year,               until               I               was               18.

When               I               participated               in               my               first               college               English               course,               I               knew               I               was               where               I               belonged.

I               fell               in               love               with               the               written               word               and               with               the               college               experience.

In               many               ways,               you               could               say               I               went               to               college               and               never               left.

I               earned               my               bachelor's               degree               in               English,               my               master's               degree,               and               then               I               became               a               college               professor".

This               is               how               she               further               describes               her               experience:
               "My               college               experience               shaped               me               as               both               a               person               and               a               leader.

When               I               became               a               English               faculty               member               at               the               College               of               Lake               County-not               far               from               my               hometown               of               Chicago,               Illinois-I               realized               the               power               of               community               colleges.

Community               colleges               are               potentially               the               most               transformative               institutions               in               contemporary               America.

They               can               change               the               trajectory               of               an               individual;               transform               the               quality               of               life               for               a               family;               and               enhance               the               intellectual,               economic,               and               cultural               essence               of               a               community".

Her               proven               experience,               profound               insight               and               holistic               philosophy               as               a               community               college               leader               and               reformer               has               been               shared               with               education               leaders               in               India,               through               a               Montgomery               College               grant               opportunity               with               the               U.S.

Department               of               State.

The               country               hopes               to               integrate               the               community               college               model               to               strengthen               workforce               development               and               to               prepare               its               citizenry               to               meet               the               challenges               of               a               global               economy.
               College               Boom               and               Profound               Transformation,               Amidst               Down               Economy
               The               adult               education               boom               in               recent               years,               even               amid               deep               economic               turmoil,               stands               as               the               most               telling               evidence               that               higher               education               is               not               optional.

Today,               professionals               (employed               or               unemployed),               from               entry-level               to               managerial               or               C-levels,               are               enrolling               at               unprecedented               rates               in               universities'               evening,               part-time               or               executive               degree               programs,               in               pursuit               of               higher               education.

This               reality               more               than               any               speculation               to               the               contrary,               is               loud               and               irrefutable               statement               to               the               faith               within               and               intrinsic               value               of               higher               education.
               Notably,               recent               years               have               seen               a               considerable               shift               away               from               traditional               college               offering,               with               tremendous               efforts               made               by               educational               institutions               to               optimize               their               offerings               for               non-traditional               students-from               single               parents               to               military               vets               who               enlisted               in               lieu               of               pursuing               college,               to               busy               professionals               who,               once               upon               a               time,               had               to               choose               career               over               education...

The               explosive               growth               of               adult               education               programs,               all               point               to               a               college               degree               as               the               sine               qua               non               for               job               access               and               career               advancement.

For               the               skeptical               who               yet               sees               value               only               in               the               truth               of               numbers,               consider               that               fact               that               lifetime               earnings               actually               increase               in               direct               correlation               with               education               level.

A               simple               side-by-side,               apples-to-apples               comparison               closes               the               debate.

According               to               a               study               by               the               Georgetown               University,               the               median               lifetime               earnings               of               a               high               school               dropout               over               an               entire               career               span               stands               at               $973,000,               while               that               of               Bachelor's,               Master's,               PhD's               and               professional               degree-holders,               respectively               spikes               up               to               $2,268,000,               $2,671,000,               $3,252,000               and               $3,648,000…
               For               any               reasonable               mind,               it               is               hard               not               to               see               that               the               loss               of               potential               earnings               that               comes               with               foregoing               education               alone               (without               even               running               any               education               ROI               or               NPV               calculations)               more               than               warrants               the               investment               in               college/advanced               education.
               Students'               choices               of               major               and               institution               have               become               more               critical               than               ever               before,               in               terms               of               the               impact               on               their               potential               lifetime               earnings               and               career               success.

Similarly,               a               global               education               has               become               such               a               strategic               imperative               for               success,               not               only               for               citizens,               but               for               nation's               economic               and               geo-political               clout               in               the               world.

How               global               of               an               education               should               students               get               has               become               a               more               important               conversation               to               have               in               our               ever-globalizing               world.

Hardly               anything               else               attests               to               this               reality               more               than               the               U.S.

Department               of               State's               100,000-Strong               Initiative.

This               program,               according               to               the               U.S.

Government,               was               born               out               the               "need               for               Americans               to               gain               greater               exposure               to               and               understanding               of               China",               and               launched               to               "increase               dramatically               the               number,               and               diversify               the               composition,               of               American               students               studying               in               China".

A               wise               investment               that               is:               college               education,               taken               to               a               global               scale,               playing               a               key               role               in               the               nation's               efforts               to               rise               up               to               the               China               opportunity…               and               challenge.
               In               my               experience               as               an               executive               recruiter               and               international               career               coach,               the               value               of               education               is               not               in               question.

I've               seen               time               and               time               again,               employees               and               job               candidates               who               were               driven               back               to               school               due               to               degree-requirement,               for               a               promotion               or               simply               to               qualify               for               a               job.

If               there               is               glass               ceiling               in               the               workplace,               none               is               more               real               and               compelling               of               a               career-stopper               than               the               educational               glass               ceiling.
               If               for               no               other               reason               than               a               certificate               or               degree               (whether               AA,               BA,               BS,               Masters,               MBA,               J.D.

or               other)               generally               being               a               minimum               requirement               prior               to               consideration               for               a               job               by               any               employer,               education               is               surely               is               worth               it               because               of               the               qualifying               it               is.

Education,               at               minimum,               buys               you               access               and               the               right               for               job               and               promotional               consideration.

On               this               ground               alone,               college               is               worth               its               money.
               The               real               questions               one               should               ask,               though,               remains:               what               degree               to               pursue?

The               immediate               choices               then               become:               pajama-degree               or               fast-food-MBA               of               sort,               versus               traditional               or               trade               school               degree?

The               reason               for               this               is               simple:               the               last               3               years               have               been               an               employer's               market               when               it               comes               to               hiring               and               firing.

I               have               seen               it               first-hand,               both               as               a               global               recruiter               and               diversity               job               fairs               producer.

The               next               5               years               will               be               no               different.

Given               that               you               get               what               you               pay               for,               it               makes               sense               to               make               career               and               educational               choices-even               in               times               when               every               penny               counts-that               are               likely               to               carry               value,               rather               than               cause               regrets.

In               my               expanded               line               of               work,               I               also               happen               to               coach               college               and               business               school               aspirants.

I               often               advise:               when               a               school               must               resort               to               lowering               its               admission               standards               (No               SAT,               GMAT               or               GRE               required,               then,               that               should               be               more               cause               for               concern               than               a               good               thing               for               anyone               serious               about               pursuing               a               college               degree.

Such               practice               is               actually               indicative               of               poor               academic               performance               applicants               and...

If               you               are               serious               about               furthering               your               education,               then               look               for               an               institution               that               will               intellectually               challenge               you               without               limit,               from               the               get-go,               not               for               easy               and               fast--remember               you               get               what               you               pay               for,               but               also               take               out               what               you               put               in,               in               terms               of               effort               and               creativity,               even               with               regard               to               finding               a               way               to               finance               your               education.

Online               resources               for               figuring               the               finances               out               are               plentiful;               from               independent               resources               to               any               college's               Financial               Aid               webpage               (whether               seeking               admission               to               Ivy               League               schools,               or               local               State               University               or               Community               College).
               The               value               and               leverage               power               of               a               degree               for               career               growth               highly               correlates               with               the               rigor               and               extent               of               intellectual               standards               set               upon               students               by               the               issuing               institutions.

And               no               one               pays               attention               more               to               this               than               the               employers,               recruiters               and               managers,               whether               the               candidates               are               on               the               job               market               or               seeking               a               promotion               at               work.
               A               college               education               in               America               is               no               easy               venture,               as               good               grades               surely               take               hard               work               and               focus.

It               also               can               be               costly.

Knowing               how               to               navigate               the               complexities               of               an               often               overwhelming               admission               process               and               finding               a               college               funding               source               are               critical               for               academic               success.

To               figure               out               a               way               around               this               maze               is               real               testament               to               one's               individual               ability               to               solve               workplace               problems               and               tackle               complex               business               challenges               with               creativity,               a               profound               analytical               mind,               and               planned               execution-skills               that               are               critical               and               highly               prized               by               employers.
               So,               is               College               Worth               its               Cost?
               A               better               question               to               ask               is:               What               is               Your               College               Strategy               for               Success?

It               turns               out;               the               answer               to               the               former               and               often               tardy               question               is               yes,               but               only               if               it               is               surgically               accurate               in               matching               skills               with               job               market               demands.

College               should               be               thought               of               as               what               it               really               is:               an               investment,               which               can               yield               enormous               dividends-not               as               a               gamble.

To               get               it               right               will               increasingly               require               some               measure               of               foresightedness               and               self-awareness.

And               here               is               why.

On               a               personal               note,               I               studied               physics               &               chemistry               in               college,               yet               never               in               my               entire               career               have               I               worked               in               any               chemical               or               R&D               labs-the               closest               I               came               to               running               an               experiment               consisted               in               transforming               business               ideas               into:
               1.

A               fully               functional               prototype               for               a               product               heading               to               market,               and               2.

Four               profitable               businesses               over               a               decade,               as               a               parallel               entrepreneur.

Then,               I               went               on               to               validate               my               hands-on               business               savvy               with               a               top-tier               MBA               education.

Unfortunately,               unless               students               seek               to               follow               the               entrepreneurship               route,               nowadays,               they               no               longer               get               the               luxury               of               wandering               through               college               majors               at               random.

and               expect               to               somehow               graduate               with               somewhat               of               an               appealing               (if               not               adaptable)               skillset               for               top-paying               employers.
               The               Bottom               Line
               Whether               all               can               agree               on               the               value               of               education               or               not,               the               bottom-line               is:               Employers               certainly               do               think               it's               worth               the               money,               because               they               are               not               only               willing               to               invest               in               their               workforce               by               offering               tuition               reimbursement               programs               or               sponsoring               promising               employees               who               aspire               to               pursue               (higher               education),               while               facilitating               the               process               with               flexible               work               arrangements               and               schedule.

In               recompense               for               their               further               studies               and               additional               credentials,               these               talents               are               often               given               more               significant               responsibilities,               promoted,               and               a               raise!

Job               applicants               will               continue               to               see               degree-requirement               in               job               postings-some               employers               are               even               interested               in               college               transcripts               in               their               application               review               process.

So,               there               is               no               escaping               college.

Simply               put:               a               college               degree               as               a               job-qualifying-and               not               job-winning-criterion               is               not               going               away.

The               sooner               one               comes               to               grip               with               this               notion,               the               better               it               will               be,               for               not               just               the               individual,               but               also               for               the               country,               especially               as               we               enter               an               era               when               districts,               states               and               nations-not               individuals-increasingly               compete               across               borders               in               order               to               bring               the               most               and               best               jobs               to               their               local               electorates.
               About               the               Author               (Mohamed.Ly@MultiLingualPros.com)               
               Mohamed               Ly               is               an               Entrepreneurship               Coach,               Global               HR               &               international               Career               Strategist,               founder               and               executive               director               for               MultiLingualPros.com.

Ly               is               the               author               of               the               forthcoming               book               Going               "Glocal":               Local               Jobs,               Global               Careers--The               Ultimate               Career               Guide               for               multilingual,               multicultural               and               international               executives,               professionals               and               students,               for               success               in               the               global               job               market               and               workplace.

He               writes               for               leading               publications,               on               Diversity,               Globalization,               Education,               and               Business,               Workforce               and               Career               Management.






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