Monday, April 15, 2013

One Other Way the U.S. Higher Education System is Failing its Students

About 48 percent of employed U.S. college graduates are in jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) suggests requires less than a four-year college education, Center for College Affordaility and Productivity.

Some 11 percent of employed college graduates are in occupations requiring more than a high-school diploma but less than a bachelor’s, and 37 percent are in occupations requiring no more than a high-school diploma, a Center study finds

The proportion of overeducated workers in occupations appears to have grown substantially. In 1970, fewer than one percent of taxi drivers and two percent of firefighters had college degrees, while now more than 15 percent do in both jobs.

About five million college graduates are in jobs the BLS says require less than a high-school education.

The point is that most students go to school to get jobs, but the credentialing process is a massive waste of time and money for many. Apprenticeships would make more sense, for example. 

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