More Americans See College As Bad Investment – ABC News

The college degree continues to lose its value in the face of costs that overwhelm the finances of many America families. That’s the findings of a national survey of 3,000 Americans commissioned by Country Financial. According to the poll, the number of adults who think college is a good investment plummeted from 81 percent in 2008 to just 57 percent in 2012. While recognition of the value of a college education was on the upswing from 2007 to 2008, rising from 78 percent to 81 percent, since the Great Recession began the figures have dropped like a stone. The steepest decline…   Original post on abcnews.go.com    Comments on reddit.com   

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