@MiamiDAP, I’m not saying there aren’t employers who will pay for MBAs or other degrees, just that they’re certainly not the norm and that the vast majority of people do not have such an option at their disposal. Seriously, what percentage of US employers offer to cover the cost of an MBA? It’s typically larger companies and the rate has been going down for years. And don’t a lot of employers expect you to lay out the money up front and then reimburse you after you’ve completed the course or degree?
Does anyone know what the four-year graduation rates are (and by this I mean four years of actual attendance, i.e., eight full semesters) for students who do two years at a community college followed by two years at a baccalaureate institution? I know community college makes a lot of sense for someone trying to get their gen ed requirements out of the way, or who needs remedial classes to prepare for college level work, but I’m not convinced it’s always an automatic that the second institution accepts all the transfer credits and the students, more often than not, are able to enter the second institution with junior status, especially those taking more rigorous technical degrees.
I can see where it may make more sense to take on a reasonable amount of debt (the Stafford equivalents) to get a four-year STEM or similar degree done so you can go straight to a well-paying job. It’s hard to know how it’s all going to pan out when you’re 17 or 18 though. The best laid plans are often waylaid.