Has the college experience changed?

[ucbalumnus]

@blossom

Back in the day, kids who weren’t “college material” found a two year program and got launched into the working world (secretarial school? Hair stylist? culinary arts? court reporter/legal assistant? Interior decorator? ) Now I think these same kids are doing the same thing but it takes four years and it’s called college (except for hair stylists-- there are still some highly regarded vo-tech programs in my area which are not academic but lead to entry level jobs at salons).

Credential creep and increasing occupational licensing requirements are happening across the full range of employment and educational attainment.