At Issue How Valuable Is a College Degree?

At Issue How Valuable Is a College Degree? Noel Merino, Book Editor

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Contents

Introduction

7

1. The Rising Cost of Not Going to College

10

Pew Research Center

2. A College Degree Remains a Good Investment

20

but Debt Is an Issue

The Domestic Policy Council and the Council

of Economic Advisers

3. A College Degree Is Not a Smart Investment

26

for Everyone

Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill

4. A Four-Year College Degree Is Not Preparing

37

People for Today's Jobs

Robert Reich

5. Strengthening Our Economy Through

41

College for All

David A. Bergeron and Carmel Martin

6. The Economy Does Not Depend

50

on Higher Education

Arthur M. Cohen, Carrie B. Kisker, and Florence

B. Brawer

7. There Are Economic Benefits from

56

Obtaining a College Degree

Jonathan Rothwell

8. The Value of a College Degree Is

60

Diminishing Over Time

Richard Vedder, Christopher Denhart,

and Jonathan Robe

9. National Security and Prosperity Depend

65

on Greater College Completion

Jamie Merisotis

10. A College Education Is a Right, Not an Investment Mario Goetz

11. There Should Be Alternatives to the Four-Year College Degree Diana G. Carew

12. College Diplomas Are Meaningless. This Is How to Fix Them Reid Hoffman

Organization to Contact Bibliography

Index

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