Comments on: New pressure on colleges to disclose grads’ earnings

By: Floridians to see more employment data on college grads later this year | Florida College Access Network

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:51:02 +0000

[...] on colleges to provide such data on graduates has mounted in recent years and college administrators in particular have expressed their apprehension [...]

By: Mr. Money

Mr. Money — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:36:42 +0000

This may be one of those situations where the data can be misleading if not flat out wrong. My daughter-in-law has noth a BA & MA in theatre and acting. First couple of years out of school she concentrated on breaking into the profession. Her income was derived from retail work and waitressing. She was getting by on less than $20,000 a year. It is now 7 years after she finished me MA and she made $75,000 last year in marketing and PR. Many of those “soft” skills referred to in the article plus her ability to talk in front of a group of people got her where she is.

Her husband, my son, an engineer got his first job because his Big 10 school had a marvelous mentoring program which connected interested engineering students with that university’s engineering grads who lived in the metro area. When he graduated, engineering firms were offering signing bonuses and relocation costs to new hires. The next year almost no one was getting job offers.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:54:04 +0000

University doesn’t care? Sounds familiar! I asked my engineering graduate school advisor if all the students in B.S. in bioengineering programs at this university would be able to get jobs when there really weren’t that many? His answer was, “I don’t care, it’s not my problem.”

By: Who Needs Philosophy? Colleges Defend the Humanities Despite High Costs, Dim Job Prospects | TIME.com

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:36 +0000

[...] exodus from the humanities may accelerate as more states join Arkansas, Tennessee, and Virginia in publishing the earnings of graduates by college, degree, and [...]

By: Liza

Liza — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:22:05 +0000

I think there are so many societal strains on our youth today about college and impending fear of debt and no jobs. I recently wrote an article about this, you can check it out if you’re interested! I think the bottom line is that my generation does not giv eup on secondary education.
http://www.parentsandcolleges.com/blog/bid/172653/Higher-Education-and-Societal-Strains

By: Finding colleges that enhance careers « Finding My College

Finding colleges that enhance careers « Finding My College — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:55:34 +0000

[...] Pressure is building on colleges to provide meaningful job-placement data. Federal legislation has even been introduced by Senator Wyden to require colleges to provide more information to prospective students about job prospects and other key information. [...]

By: Rise & Shine: Obama on education | EdNewsColorado

Rise & Shine: Obama on education | EdNewsColorado — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:28:50 +0000

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By: How much is your degree worth? New pressure on colleges to disclose grads' earnings | The NewsMag

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:03:25 +0000

[...] story, “New pressure on colleges to disclose grads’ earnings,” was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education-news outlet based [...]