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This argument is flawed from both sides.

You don't need a college degree to be successful and you but you also won't necessarily be more successful without a college degree.

The fact is, statistically speaking, that you will make more money (a lot more money) in you lifetime with a college degree than without. This is largely due to the promotion cap you would experience without a degree. More management jobs require a degree than not, so even if you find a decent paying job without a degree, at some point you are likely to hit a ceiling in management until you get at least a Bachelor's.

The problem is that people attribute this fact as a blanket fact that college = more money and uninformed college students use college as a "win" button. Then they become distressed when their college degree alone did not get them a good job.

College is just a tool to help you reach your career goals. Just like trade school can be, or a certificate program, or even a mentor helping you start a business.

Even as a college administrator I am careful telling students that college is their best choice. For many, it isn't.

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