cam a22 4 4500 357941799 CHVBK 20201014174351.0 160309s2015 xxu 00 eng|d 978-1-61039-527-4 ebook 978-1-61039-526-7 pbk 978-1-61039-526-7 (IDSBB)006457773 (NEBIS)010565056 CN3GA SzZuIDS BS/BE B418 kids LB2342 .C247 2015 378.38 23 Cappelli Peter Will college pay off? a guide to the most important financial decision you'll ever make Peter Cappelli New York PublicAffairs 2015 Introduction ; 1. Why Do People with More Education Get Better Jobs? The Link Between Education and a Good Job ; 2. How Are We Doing? The State of Education in the United States; 3. Does College Pay Off? It Depends ; 4. The Cost of Going to College; 5. Getting That First Job After College; 6. Conclusions ; Appendix ; Notes; Index The decision of whether to go to college, or where, is hampered by poor information and inadequate understanding of the financial risk involved. Adding to the confusion, the same degree can cost dramatically different amounts for different people. A barrage of advertising offers new degrees designed to lead to specific jobs, but we see no information on whether graduates ever get those jobs. Mix in a frenzied applications process, and pressure from politicians for relevant" programs, and there is an urgent need to separate myth from reality Studiengebühr (DE-588)4511371-3 gnd Bildungsertrag (DE-588)4612632-6 gnd BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 NEBIS N07 N07 N07FH QX 800 CAPP 215 IDSBB B418 B418 FH EHBZO 331 Cap 2 NELB4181511 IDSBB 100 1- Cappelli Peter NEBIS 100 1- Cappelli Peter Verfasser aut