Description
Book SynopsisThe Roadmap to Investing in Yourself: The Real Costs of a College Education, 2nd Edition discusses many of the economic misconceptions about earning a college degree. While it is widely believed that attending college in itself guarantees wealth, thinking of a college degree as a commodity has kept students, parents, and higher education professionals from understanding the full range of short-term and long-term costs. This book illustrates how the promotion of education merely as a commodity comes at a high price for both the individual and society. Authors Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah and Seneca Vaught argue that the idea of investment' must shift from a short-sighted view, focusing only on economic concerns, to a broader and more holistic understanding of what college costs and what students can expect in return.
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Does College Cost So Much? The High Price of Higher Learning
Chapter 2: What Happens When You Major for Money? The Guild Mindset versus an (Inter) Disciplinary Mentality
Chapter 3: Why Are American Universities So Expensive? Getting What You Pay For
Chapter 4: Who Pays the Most for College? At the Heart of Inequality
Chapter 5: Why Is It So Easy to Get Loans and So Hard to Repay? The Politics of Loan Forgiveness and Student Success
Chapter 6: What is Your College Education Worth? The Danger of Investment Mentalities and Jargon on Higher Learning
Chapter 7: Why it’s Important to Invest in Yourself: Strategies for Success When the College Bubble Bursts
Chapter 8: Conclusion
Appendix: Workbook
Bibliography
About the Authors
