We all know that higher education isn鈥檛 the right path for everyone. After all, we鈥檝e heard the stories about college dropouts like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg who went on to become billionaires. If you鈥檙e currently asking yourself 鈥淪hould I drop out of college?鈥� you might be surprised to know that the consequences involve much more than making your parents angry.
Recent research shows that the most common grade at four-year U.S. colleges and universities is an A and the second most common grade is a B, suggesting that grade inflation is running rampant on college campuses.
Although small in size, Coker College is making big headlines thanks to one of its programs for incoming freshmen. During their first semester at the private liberal arts college in Hartsville, South Carolina, Coker students鈥� schedules will include an orientation class that does much more than make their transition from high school to college easier.
In addition to receiving the traditional advice about dealing with homesickness and engaging with new peers, Coker College students will also take a mandatory fitness assessment.
Considering the number of recent college grads taking positions they鈥檙e overqualified for and the mass of unemployed college graduates out there, some experts are staring to believe that master鈥檚 degrees have become the new bachelor鈥檚 degree.
More and more job openings are now advertised as 鈥渂achelor鈥檚 required, master鈥檚 preferred鈥� and people have noticed the trend: master鈥檚 degrees are now the fastest-growing degree.
Most for-profit colleges have been portrayed by the media as evil entities that do nothing more than cause hopeful, unsuspecting students to wind up with tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt that they can鈥檛 afford to repay鈥攁nd no degree or better job to show for it. There are two sides to every story, though, which is why it鈥檚 a good idea to take another look at for-profit colleges.