Is College a Lousy Investment? - Negotiating the Hidden Costs of Higher Education

This book addresses the concerns of students, parents, advisors, and higher education professionals about higher education, and explains how students can gain the most through their college years by debunking many of the misconceptions of college.

List of contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why does College Cost So Much? The High Price of Higher Learning
Chapter 2: What happens when you Major for Money? The Guild vs. (Inter) Disciplinary Mentality
Chapter 3: Why are American Universities So Expensive? Getting What You Pay For
Chapter 4: Who Pays the Most for College? At the Heart of Inequality
Chapter 5: What is Your College Education Worth? The Danger of Investment Mentalities and Jargon on Higher Learning
Chapter 6: Why it's Important to Invest in Yourself? Strategies for Success when the College Bubble Bursts
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Authors

About the author

By Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah and Seneca Vaught

Summary

This book addresses the concerns of students, parents, advisors, and higher education professionals about higher education, and explains how students can gain the most through their college years by debunking many of the misconceptions of college.

Product details

• Authors: Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Tara Vaught Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Tara/ Vaught Jabbaar-gyambrah, Seneca Vaught
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781475833973
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-3397-3
• No. of pages: 112
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Parent Participation, EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, Educational administration and organization, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Advice on education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Funding of education & student finance, Funding of education and student finance