Mike AndesFounder, Augusta Lawn Care and Homeworks · Founder of Homeworks and Augusta Lawn Care

Is College a Scam? 🤔 #college #scam #debt

7 Nov 2024 · 0 min

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A short YouTube commentary arguing that a four-year liberal arts degree and heavy student debt (e.g., $150,000) may not be worth it for some students. The speaker contrasts college costs with young people entering the workforce early—earning $30–$40/hour, quickly advancing into management and entrepreneurship within a few years.

It's not worth going $150,000 in debt for a four year liberal arts degree. Look, I got guys out in the field Right now, 18, 19 years old, no experience, one or two months on the job, they're making 30, 40 bucks an hour. You take Marcus, he comes in, he's 18 years old. Within a matter of couple years, he becomes the estimator, the general manager. And now a couple years later, he has a business with five or six employees.