Guest Post by Levi Heiple:
College is not job training, it’s a certification program.
I went to college with the faulty assumption that many others my age have. Namely, that the path to success was to go to college, pick a major, get a degree, and then a job offer would soon follow.
College is not a direct path to a job.
You have to create your path to a job. The degree shows potential employers that you made a good investment with your time.
Undoubtedly, having a college degree is better than not having one. But the question is, “at what cost?” For some people, college is not a good investment.
Help your kids answer this question: “where will my income be coming from, and will those people care whether or not I have a college degree?”
If you are not sure, look at successful people in your child’s field of interest. Visit their websites. See if they put an emphasis on their educational background. If they don’t, then their credibility obviously doesn’t rest on their educational background.
If successful people in the field are emphasizing their degrees, what were their majors? Is it a bachelor degree? Master? PhD?
By asking these questions before sending your children to college, you can save a lot of grief and wasted time and money.
About Levi Heiple
Levi Heiple is a writer/entrepreneur who specializes in electronic training and support systems. He connected with Jonathan Harris after being asked tutor his son, Caleb. You can sign up for Levi’s free weekly tip on “reading for innovation” at BookBlitzMethod.com. You can find his professional website at LeviHeiple.com. You can find his web design service at WebPromoPackage.com.
