Quick to assume college graduates are all in this category?

 

I once heard that education is wasted on the youth(18-22 category).
Some colleges have a healthy mixture of older students(as in old enough to be dad/mom) to whoop the youngsters into submission.
While others, both comm. colleges and universities are almost predominantly composed of the "get-a-job/military, or go-to-school, or get out" crowd.

I've been trying my hand at it for the last eight years and it seems everyone there is only there to socialize.

Didn't mean to get O/T yet again.

 

I don't think a good education is ever wasted. Whether you use it in your work is irrelevant. Education makes you a more well rounded person. It also helps you to learn how to find answers. I also think that no matter what you do for a living there are some aspects of a higher education that can benefit you.

We have a community college in my home town that has a student population of over 12,000. That is much more than the local 4 year college which has an enrollment of around 8,000 students. The community college has a lot of older students who have decided to go back to college once the kids are out of the house. Older students compromise a large segment of many major universities and colleges across the country. Some years ago I spoke with someone at my old university who told me that they were actually actively targeting older students. They were offering more night classes to accommodate their work schedules. I think that working makes it difficult for some adults to go back to college. On line universities are also doing well with older students.

You may not need a higher education to do this job, but an education offers opportunities should this not work out for you. If you lose your health you may not be able to continue in this profession. It could be difficult to match your level of income without a good education. I always encourage people to get as much education as you possibly can.

 

It isn't always what you major in,it's the fact that you had the discipline to learn.

 

I remember Proctor and Gamble was a big recruiter on campus when I was still in school. They didn't care what you had your degree in as long as you had one. Even in a marketing career. I figured that someone who majored in marketing or business would be more in demand than someone with a liberal arts degree. That wasn't necessarily the case. I found that very interesting at the time.

 

Absolutley not. No where in that post did I mention the word "All". In fact, especially in the world today, I think a degree is more important than ever and if one has the means and fortitude to complete a college degree they should.

I could have worded it better but what I was trying to point out was that the kids I was dealing with fit my description and that that's the caliber of people that they WILL take over a driver with experience.

 

It's the ability to stay with something and learn.

 

Now days, it seems like you could have a degree in "basket weaving" and still get hired anywhere, because you have a degree.

 

There was a time when all degrees were liberal arts. I believe that one should never stop learning. I like the idea of a degree being career related. There is some irony in that statement. Many people go to college to get a degree in business. However, you will never learn how to run a business in college. You can learn certain aspects of business, such as accounting or marketing. Your real learning comes once you get into the workplace.

 

True, and I haven't really given up on getting additional education myself, I'm just waiting until I'm able to move to another state with a different age demographic.
California seems to be the state where all the youngsters from other areas are moving to in order to be "hip".
Myself and others just want to be able to focus on our degrees or certificates without having to consistently run the risk of getting kicked out/arrested due to some altercation with a disruptive group of students.
So, while the demographic in your area seems an alright one, all we seem to have is 70% 17-22 yrs old, and 30% everyone else.(18,000 enrolled in a campus designed for only 10,000)
While colleges in the MidWest are actually trying to offer incentive to go to school in their state(also lesser units required for a BA or BS out there), the state I'm in is actually placing enrollment caps on all levels of accessible education.