Rapidly changing higher education landscape requires some tough decisions from within

By Gene Budig and Alan Heaps. Those who question the fundamental value of a college degree need to stand back and accept undisputed facts. The truth is the worth of a college degree is rising. Today, young adults with just a high school diploma earn 62 percent of the typical salary of college graduates. In 1965, those with just a high school diploma earned 81 percent of the salary of college graduates.
And this is only part of the story as told by the Pew Research Center and reported to the country by The Associated Press. Ninety percent of young workers say their college degree has already or will pay off and 86 percent of those who borrowed money agree. The Associated Press reported that the medium salary of young workers is $45,500 for those with a four-year college degree or more; $30,000 for a two-year degree or some college; and $28,000 for high school graduates. Read more...