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1 online resource (280 pages) |
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text file rda |
| Summary |
Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that's no longer the case. For some students, it's still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and debt than to a steady paycheck. Yet parents, guidance counselors, and politicians still push higher education as if it's the only option for building a secure future. In this book, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison set out to explore the many educational opportunities and career paths open to high-school students and those in their twenties. This book is designed to help Americans in their teens and twenties decide whether to pursue a degree, enroll for skills training, or investigate one of the many other options that are available. |
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Offers general advice to those considering a college education, stressing realistic considerations of the value of a college education in the current world and offering evaluation of other types of skills training and how they compare. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-270) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
College choice -- United States.
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Vocational education -- United States.
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Technical education -- United States.
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Career education.
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Vocational guidance.
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Postsecondary education.
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Education, Higher.
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High school students -- Vocational guidance.
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High school students -- Vocational education.
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Career education. |
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Education, Higher. |
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High school students -- Vocational guidance. |
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Postsecondary education. |
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Vocational guidance. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
| Added Author |
Morrison, Bill, author.
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| Added Title |
What to consider if you are considering college |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Coates, Kenneth, 1956- What to consider if you're considering college Toronto : Dundurn, [2015] 9781459723726 (NjBwBT)bl2015035216 (OCoLC)862098533 |
| ISBN |
9781459723733 : $19.99 |
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1459723732 : $19.99 |
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