College Problems

College is too expensive and is ripe for replacement. Too many US college graduates have degrees that don’t qualify them for occupations that have professional entry job openings.

It’s the curriculum. Too many of our college students are not learning what they need to know to function in their careers. Too many Majors are not occupational like Engineering, Computer Science, Accounting, Geology, etc.

Too many majors are politically inspired fads that do not help prepare students for employment. These majors include Black Studies, Women’s Studies, Environmental Studies, International Business, etc.

To be effective citizens, students need to be proficient in reading, writing and math. Courses in English, History, Economics, Philosophy and Theology allow students to learn human behavior and identify useful vs dangerous beliefs.

To succeed, students need to become self-disciplined, self-learners. Students need to know what occupations they want to prepare for and what majors are getting these jobs.

Employers want smart, hard workers that get along well with others. They like to hire people with experience doing the type of work they have to be done. 

Left-wing propagandizing is a debilitating malady that afflicts most colleges. These students have Stockholm syndrome from being inculcated in Liberal ideology. It takes a while to recover from that experience.

Students would be better off in a 2 year community college to get their basic college course requirements completed while still living at home. After that, they will need to choose a 4 year college that has an effective curriculum with a good school to job success rate.

Colleges need to be careful who they admit. The SAT scores often determine their pool of “possible students”, but an interview with “Admissions” would help to identify what students should study. 

Occupational interest tests like the Kuder Preference Test and the Strong Interest Inventory are useful to students to determine what occupations might interest them. The system for identifying motivated abilities test helps identify what students are good at and enjoy doing.

Student loans from Sallie Mae were charging 6% interest on loan balances. They began billing when students left their universities by either graduating or dropping out.  These students had loans they couldn’t afford to pay. These loan balances range from $20,000 to over $100,000. College can be dangerous to your finances.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader