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17 Million Kids Went To College And Became Waitresses Or Flight Attendants

 
As more students obtain bachelor's degrees, the importance of higher education is getting watered down.  In fact, millions of graduates are settling for underemployment.

Richard Vedder of The Chronicles of Higher Education writes, "Some 17,000,000 Americans with college degrees are doing jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics says require less than the skill levels associated with a bachelor’s degree." These alumns are becoming flight attendants, retail sales people, and even shampooers at hair salons. 

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http://www.businessinsider.com/17-million-kids-went-to-college-and-became-waitresses-or-flight-attendants-2010-11
 
 
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From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Weaver
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Subject: Enrollment in Online Courses Increases at the Highest Rate Ever

Please excuse any duplication - from the Chronicle / kw

"Enrollment in Online Courses Increases at the Highest Rate Ever"

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/enrollment-in-online-courses-increases-at\
-the-highest-rate-ever/28204


November 16, 2010, 12:01 am

By Travis Kaya

EXCERPTS BELOW:

"Despite predictions that the growth of online education would begin to level
off, colleges reported the highest-ever annual increase in online
enrollment—more than 21 percent—last year, according to a report on an annual
survey of 2,600 higher-education institutions from the Sloan Consortium and the
Babson Survey Research Group."

"In fall 2009, colleges—including public, nonprofit private, and for-profit
private institutions—reported that one million more students were enrolled in at
least one Web-based course, bringing the total number of online students to 5.6
million. That unexpected increase—which topped the previous year's 17-percent
rise—may have been helped by higher demand for education in a rocky economy and
an uptick in the number of colleges adopting online courses."

"Although the survey found sustained interest in online courses across all
sectors, there was a spike in the number of for-profit institutions—a 20-percent
increase over last year—that said online education is critical to their
long-term strategies. However, more public colleges than private
for-profits—74.9 percent versus 60.5 percent—say it's part of their long-term
plans." ...

EXCERPTS:

..."Administrators also continue to wrestle with the question of quality in
online education. According to the survey report, "Class Differences: Online
Education in the United States, 2010," 66 percent of college administrators say
that online education is the same as or better than face-to-face classes—a
slight decline from last year. Still, Ms. Allen said it appears that more
faculty members are warming up to online education as a quality alternative to
face-to-face learning and are finding new ways to use the technology." ...

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