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Remember the housing bubble that collapsed in 2008? The causes look obvious in hindsight: easy credit overheated demand that lead to unsustainably high prices with catastrophic results. The same thing is happening in college education. In The College Myth, Gene Kelly exposes higher education as an over-inflated bubble built on misinformation and debt. The truth is that college is not necessary to achieve success, and in many cases, it is an obstacle to success. The College Myth might just be the pin that bursts this bubble. In the 21st century, the sure-fire route to financial success is learning the trades. Kelly shows how colleges are failing our young people by not teaching them the skills that will be in-demand in the 21st century as the United States fixes its infrastructure, and instead piling debt on students while preparing them for "knowledge-worker" jobs that are disappearing fast.
Contents
INTRODUCTION The Cold, Hard Facts about College Is College Your Best Investment? Thinking Outside the College Box Success Comes in Many Flavors Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Making Success Happen, Even When You Fail The Trades: An Alternative Route to Wealth Work Education That Can Work for You Who Succeeds in Technical and/or Trade Schools and Why? What Does Creating Success and the Right Career Direction Mean to You? The Distance Learning Alternative An Education That Can Put You on the Fast Track to Wealth A Case Study in Poor Choices CONCLUSION My Advice to Career Seekers TAKING THE FIRST STEP
