If you listen to the general chatter from parents, guidance counselors, and politicians, you would think that college is the only option that ensures your future success. That's no longer true. This book is designed to help anyone who is under thirty and lives in the United States make the best possible educational and career choices. Read More
If you listen to the general chatter from parents, guidance counselors, and politicians, you would think that college is the only option that ensures your future success. That's no longer true. This book is designed to help anyone who is under thirty and lives in the United States make the best possible educational and career choices. Read More
Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and debt than to a steady paycheck.
Yet parents, guidance counsellors, and politicians still push higher education as if it’s the only option for building a secure future. In this book, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison set out to explore the many educational opportunities and career paths open to high-school students and those in their twenties. This book is designed to help Americans in their teens and twenties decide whether to pursue a degree, enrol for skills training, or investigate one of the many other options that are available.
Details
Price: $19.99
Pages: 280
Carton Quantity: 48
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date: 16th June 2015
Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
ISBN: 9781459723726
Format: Paperback
BISACs: STUDY AIDS / College Guides EDUCATION / Secondary
Reviews
Gives the straight goods on what to expect the world of post-secondary education to look like.
- MyUniversityMoney.com
Coates and Morrison's style is accessible, and they make important points about the shifting job market.
- Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
Ken S. Coateshas more than twenty-five years of post-secondary experience in education in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Japan. Coates has been a department head, dean of arts, dean of arts and science, and university vice-president. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Bill Morrison has taught at Duke University as well as at universities in Canada. Morrison has been a department head and dean of research and graduate studies. He lives in Ladysmith, British Columbia.
Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and debt than to a steady paycheck.
Yet parents, guidance counsellors, and politicians still push higher education as if it’s the only option for building a secure future. In this book, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison set out to explore the many educational opportunities and career paths open to high-school students and those in their twenties. This book is designed to help Americans in their teens and twenties decide whether to pursue a degree, enrol for skills training, or investigate one of the many other options that are available.
Price: $19.99
Pages: 280
Carton Quantity: 48
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date: 16th June 2015
Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
ISBN: 9781459723726
Format: Paperback
BISACs: STUDY AIDS / College Guides EDUCATION / Secondary
Gives the straight goods on what to expect the world of post-secondary education to look like.
– MyUniversityMoney.com
Coates and Morrison's style is accessible, and they make important points about the shifting job market.
– Publishers Weekly
Ken S. Coateshas more than twenty-five years of post-secondary experience in education in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Japan. Coates has been a department head, dean of arts, dean of arts and science, and university vice-president. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Bill Morrison has taught at Duke University as well as at universities in Canada. Morrison has been a department head and dean of research and graduate studies. He lives in Ladysmith, British Columbia.
