[quote=The-Shoveler]IMO they are just forcing the issue too much.
Everyone is now being strongly advised to go to a 4 year college (primed from grade school on).
It used to not be that way and I expect there are a number who really would be better off not incurring the expense and time of college.
Before I think only those who were really inclined would go.[/quote]
Your last statement was true back in “my day.” However, one didn’t need a college degree to land a job which was good enough to get married, begin raising a family and qualify for a home loan back then. And we were happy to buy an older 3/2 SFR in an aging area where today’s millenials (at least in SD) are not.
In my youngest kids’ case, I will only be out $30K to $35K for their 4-5 years of college (all room and board expense). All their other expenses are taken care of by a state tuition-only waiver and a scholarship of $5850 to $7350 annually, depending on if they attend summer term or not. If they graduate with a BS or BS/MS with experience from internships and get study materials and assistance with studying for the CPA exam from the business dept, it will be totally worth it.
