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Is College Worth the Cost?

Chion Wolf
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WNPR
Freshly Squeezed with Colin McEnroe at Watkinson School in Hartford, Connecticut.

There's a debate over whether college should prepare kids with specific skills that will prepare them for jobs, or give them a wide-ranging but more general liberal arts education. 

The simmering controversy has intensified in the face of rising college costs and bleak job prospects. There are more college-educated people than ever before, but supply is outpacing the demand. 

Many students today are told they need to go to college, whether they're ready or not. Many are graduating, but some are not, with jobs that don't pay enough to erase the debt they accumulated along the way.

Is the main purpose of education to school the mind to be a well-informed citizen, and think independently? If so, do we need higher education to do that? If not: what is the purpose of college?

This show begins the fourth season of Freshly Squeezed with Colin McEnroe. The event took place at Watkinson School in Hartford on October 7, 2015. 

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Colin McEnroe contributed to this show.

Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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