[Al Skierkiewicz]

I must agree here with one left field point of view. If you compare college tuition to starting salary you will find a really bad trend. That is as starting salaries have leveled off or declined, tuition continues to rise. When I graduated, the annual tuition/expenses were only about 1/5 of the annual average starting salary. Not a bad investment on four years, payback in less than one year. Now tuition is about half of starting salary, making payback two years or more. If you are in a five year program, the payback is even longer. Colleges are incurring greater expenses and enrollment is fixed but the tuition seems to be rising at an alarming rate.

That being said...There is no doubt that a college experience is going to give you an edge on whatever career you choose. Yes you will hear about how someone is making a gazillion dollars and never got out of ninth grade, but it is rare. More rare than getting into the NBA or Pro football. Employers want to see advanced education on the application. Find a way to make it happen and don't waste your time when you get there.