Comments on: College or Technical Certification? Why not both?

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By: On Student Loans (again) « Stacking Pennies

On Student Loans (again) « Stacking Pennies — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:37:13 +0000

[...] are a lot of different ways to get a degree. Here is an interesting article about someone getting a technical certification to earn more while they pursue a degree. [...]

By: Green Panda

Green Panda — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:27:01 +0000

@ Mrs. Micah: Yeah, I’m a bit jealous of him. Now I’m have student loans to pay.

@ F.Z. It is hard to finish college without loans. He got down that college was too expensive and he’s hoping this certification will help him.

By: PT

PT — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:18:27 +0000

I financed the tuition through scholarships. The housing, books, and food I financed with student loans ad the occasional part time job. When I finally got an on campus job it really helped…as I could study and get paid a decent amount.

If I were to do it again, I wouldn’t have used all my student loans so freely.

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By: frugal zeitgeist

frugal zeitgeist — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:19:52 +0000

I would say that Red Zebra should consider some other benefits of college in his or her decision-making. College taught me how to think critically, and I’m not sure that I would have been able to hone that ability as well in any other context. In addition, college was the only time in my life that I’ve had the luxury of exploring different possible fields of study to figure out where my interests and talents lay.

I do empathize with the challenge of financing education. I was lucky: I worked part-time all the way through school to pay for my books and living expenses and part of my tuition was covered by scholarships, but my parents paid for the difference so I graduated without any debt.

Thanks for your kind thoughts about my dad. Much appreciated.

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