Comments on: Earnings of College Graduates – Public Colleges Lead the Way in Payback Ratio http://blog.gocollege.com/2008/12/17/earnings-of-college-graduates-public-colleges-lead-the-way-in-payback-ratio/ The number one college bound site on the Internet. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:18:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Don Kassner http://blog.gocollege.com/2008/12/17/earnings-of-college-graduates-public-colleges-lead-the-way-in-payback-ratio/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Don Kassner Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:28:03 +0000 http://blog.gocollege.com/?p=785#comment-836 Its all about cost...the variance in pay between one institution to the next does not justify the differentials in cost. The truth is that once you get in the workforce, you long term earnings have more to do with your performance on the job. A degree gives you the credential you need to get into the workforce or gain that next promotion - so its necessary - but at the end of the day, its what you do with the knowledge you gain that counts. If you consider that most colleges and universities use very similar textbooks and curriculum, then their is not a big difference in what students are taught...so go for high quality at low cost, to really get that bang for the buck. Check out this article: http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=82538 and www.takeeducationanywhere.com Its all about cost…the variance in pay between one institution to the next does not justify the differentials in cost. The truth is that once you get in the workforce, you long term earnings have more to do with your performance on the job. A degree gives you the credential you need to get into the workforce or gain that next promotion – so its necessary – but at the end of the day, its what you do with the knowledge you gain that counts. If you consider that most colleges and universities use very similar textbooks and curriculum, then their is not a big difference in what students are taught…so go for high quality at low cost, to really get that bang for the buck.

Check out this article:
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=82538

and http://www.takeeducationanywhere.com

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