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Is college a lousy investment? : negotiating the hidden costs of higher education / Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah and Seneca Vaught.

by Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Tara, author.

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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

College costs -- United States.

Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States.

9781475833980 (paperback) :

1475833989 (paperback)

xix, 91 pages ; 23 cm

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why Does College Cost So Much?: The High Price of Higher Learning -- 2. What Happens When You Major for Money?: The Guild Mind-set versus an (Inter)Disciplinary Mentality -- 3. Why Are American Universities So Expensive?: Getting What You Pay For -- 4. Who Pays the Most for College?: At the Heart of Inequality -- 5. What Is Your College Education Worth?: The Dangers of Investment Mentalities and Jargon on Higher Learning; 6 Why Is It Important to Invest in Yourself?: Success Strategies for When the College Bubble Bursts -- Conclusion -- Bibliography --About the Authors.

This book addresses the concerns of students, parents, advisors, and higher education professionals about higher education, and explains how students can gain the most through their college years by debunking many of the misconceptions of college.

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