<p>In the freshman orientation I went to as a parent, I heard an important benefit that I hadn’t figured before. Today’s kids will not only work at X number of places, but also will actually change fields of work X number of times. Used to be, like my own father who worked as an exec in NYC, you work for one company for 35 years, until retirement. That’s not true anymore. In fact, not only are kids changing who they work for, but also what they do. A college education introduces you to multiple fields of study, and provides personal connections you might never have made. This rate of return is unquantifiable, but invaluable.</p>