The Real Cost of a College Education (Part 3 of 3)

This is the final post in our three-week series on “The Real Cost of a College Education.” In Part 1, we looked at how families, especially low-income families, overestimate the cost of college and, as a result, often make the poor financial decision not to attend college at all. In Part 2, we looked at strategies for reducing the cost of higher education, including getting an associate degree instead of a bachelor’s degree, earning free credit for college online and entering school with a lucrative career path already in mind. We also began to discuss dealing with student loan debt. In this third and final installment, we’ll take a up-close look at how to get rid of student loan debt quickly. (more…)

The Real Cost of a College Education (Part 2)

In our last post, we discussed how many families, especially low-income families, tend to overestimate the cost of college. Fearing the sticker price of most standard universities or fearing a mountain of student loan debt, some families and individuals make the choice to forego college altogether due to its cost. As we shall see in this post, that’s a very unfortunate decision, since the financial benefits of college far outweigh the financial cons. (more…)

The Real Cost of a College Education (Part 1)

According to the policy think-tank the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), low-income families have a tendency to overestimate the cost of college. By overestimating college costs, some of these families make the decision not to send their children to college at all. Other families advise their children to “aim low,” avoiding colleges and universities that are perceived as expensive and sticking instead to trade schools and community colleges. (more…)

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Six Steps to Becoming a Physician Assistant

A physician assistant is an individual who practices medicine as an assistant to a doctor or to a surgeon. Physician assistants, also referred to as “PAs,” are generally high earners, making on average more than $86,000 per year. Additionally, this is a career that’s growing by leaps and bounds, like all professions within the healthcare industry. (more…)

Eight Great Companies for New Graduates

With May and graduation just around the corner, many soon-to-be graduates are asking themselves the same question new grads have been asking themselves for generations: now what? Some graduates will continue on to medical school, law school, business school and other graduate programs. Others may choose to take some time off. Most, however, will be entering the workforce. If you’re wondering what companies offer the best opportunities for recent graduates, check out this list of eight of the best companies for new graduates. Although the numbers provided for these companies are a couple of years old, they still have similar hiring practices today. (more…)