Given the annual double-digit inflation of college costs and prolonged stagnation of wages, I expect we're quickly approaching a tipping point at which the cost of a college education exceeds its benefits. It's at this point where we need to find other ways to educate a workforce.
For students who are smart and motivated enough, there are cheaper ways to get a college education than to spend four years at a residential college, but for many career paths they still need the B.A. credential. Clarence Page has written some columns in the Chicago Tribune about alternatives to the B.A. I have posted articles about MITx (still under development) and other online schools.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0311-page-20120311,0,6116617.column
A GED for college?
March 11, 2012
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0325-page-20120325,0,3490586.column
Has college become too easy?
March 25, 2012
