...viable employment in that field. Just didn't say how hard it was to do so.
For example, archeologists may be on a project for a couple of years, but once done, they are giving tours to tourists somewhere else to earn income. Until they find a new project.
Universities often tell half truths or down right out lie about the viability of a job market after obtaining a degree on a number of disciplines. Administrations want butts in seats so they get the money. They also pad requirements to graduate to keep you longer. How else is the chancellor supposed to increase his pay, have money for the limo that takes him to that rented private jet, etc. to an education seminar in the Bahama's.
Revoking the ability for bankruptcy to discharge school loans and guaranteeing for the government to pay for it if it went into default didn't just set up a bunch of non-accredited degree's with private companies for profit, it got public schools in on the action as well. If there was a penalty to the school and bankruptcy laws loosened up, most private schools would have evaporated and public universities would have quickly cut some un-viable programs. Changing the bankruptcy law didn't fix the problem, it made things worse. Have to think Gingrich and his ilk knew that and set themselves up to profit from it.
Let's face it, someone eighteen (give or take a year) is not going to make the best decisions while their hormones are still raging while being told they can make a living, just not doing what. And some programs should be cast into community college for those who do have an interest and may want to pursue it at a later date or side hobby.
I'm all for student debt relief, but I'm a bigger proponent of student scam debt relief and reform. Simply making the terms easier to pay doesn't fix the problem, it's a band-aid.
I've seen a few stories like this already, and suspect more will follow. They may end up in a trade to earn income later, but that debt burden follows you until the end. I've noticed false equivalencies on here and other places that they get paid less in another country. Are they? People often forget to account how much that debt eats their income, so in reality, they are actually making more abroad.
= new reply since forum marked as read