So you think you could be an electrician?(asteriskmag.com)
419 points by zdw | 362 comments
Asterisk Magazine essay by Jesse Smith examining the popular advice to pursue trades like electrician work, and the realities behind it.
#college-costs on Hacker News
4 stories tagged college-costs, newest first.
Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost(nbcnews.com)
417 points by jnord | 681 comments
NBC News article on its poll finding two-thirds of registered voters no longer think a four-year college degree is worth the cost, a reversal from a dozen years ago.
How America's universities became debt factories(anandsanwal.me)
388 points by car | 433 comments
Blog post by Anand Sanwal arguing that American universities have become debt factories that saddle students with heavy loans.
Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983(statecraft.beehiiv.com)
576 points by armanhq | 587 comments
A Statecraft newsletter post by Arman Madani on the 710% rise in US college tuition costs since 1983 and student loan debt forgiveness.