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[-] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 105 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Aside from hard science and engineering degrees where the technical knowledge is a foundation for what you'll learn in industry, a college degree is simply a piece of paper that says "I received a balanced education and have my life together enough to focus, manage time, and complete tasks reliably for 4 years straight." Rarely do you ever use most of the knowledge you gained in college besides the aforementioned life management skills.

[-] MasterNerd@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago

Then why even bother going to a university? Seems like community college would be a much better use of your money to accomplish that

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 27 points 1 year ago

University is meant to be higher level and teach you soft skills. Academics also aren't supposed to be the only thing you do, but participating in clubs and sports is supposed to give students experience in leadership to make them better leaders when they graduate.

It is supposed to be a civilian version of officer candidate school.

So then I really fucked up by working fast food to pay for my textbooks when I could have been out playing sportsball

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 7 points 1 year ago

Or being in a fraternity or student clubs.

The only club I had time for was the chicken club

[-] IMongoose@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

2 vs 4 year degree. I do recommend going to community college first though and transferring if pursuing a degree.

[-] MasterNerd@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

At least in the US, most community colleges offer 4 year degrees

[-] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Maybe it varies state to state but I don't know of any that offer real 4 year degrees, and I went to a community college

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, IvyTech here in Indiana will get you credit to transfer to a 4-year school but only offers associates degrees.

[-] candybrie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Where? I can think of one that had a university satellite campus for a handful of programs. But those were the only 4 year degrees and they were still through a university and had university pricing.

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