The Declining Value Of Your College Degree
A four-year college degree, seen for generations as a ticket to a better life, is no longer enough to guarantee a steadily rising paycheck.
Just ask Bea Dewing. After she earned a bachelor’s degree — her second — in computer science from Maryland’s Frostburg State University in 1986, she enjoyed almost unbroken advances in wages, eventually earning $89,000 a year as a data modeler for Sprint Corp. in Lawrence, Kan.
Then, in 2002, Sprint laid her off…more-does-a-college-degree-pay-off
Also Worth a Look: Alternatives to College
In a recent post the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) mentioned that it was seeking applicants for scholarships.
They also encourage black students seeking cash for college to visit the BETF scholarship webpage today!
In addition, they also introduced us to BlackStudents.com a Free online directory of black scholarships, African American scholarships, black colleges and HBCUs, internships, and jobs.
Also worth a look: C.R.A.F.T., Inc. College Resource Center. The C.R.A.F.T. Organization serves the youth and families of the Pembroke/Hopkins Park area of Illinois. The community has one of the highest poverty rates in the state.
Many Boomer’s have High School Juniors in the house and if you are one of them this article can give you some suggestions on how to fund your child’s college education.
If you have Kids already in college some of the scholarship info may be helpful.
If you don’t have anyone in college you can skip this article without missing a thing.
As I’ve said before to many clients(and heard from plenty of parents who disagreed) if you have less than 20 years till your retirement age and have less than $200,000 saved in your pension fund you have no business funding your child’s college education in total. Period!
Do you really want to spend your retirement working to pay off your Child’s college bills while failing to take care of what’s coming at you?…Read full article
The Declining Value Of Your College Degree
