What we are striving for personally, and as a nation, in higher education? Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center for Education and the Workforce, comments that, "you don't need to get a BA, you need a degree with labor-market value. The link between level of degree and earnings has broken down. Years of education matter less and field of study matters more". Do you agree?
Because I am an advocate of liberal arts education, I don't agree with the above comment. For many reasons, liberal education is the fullest and richest form of college education. It is for that reason, that it should be a key piece in a two-year (and four year) education. Two-year colleges/programs are not doing their graduates any favors if they don't include liberal studies in their technical degrees. Go to a two-year college and earn an Associates degree in Heating and Cooling, but include liberal arts courses in your major. If you want to insure life long learning and thrive in a world that is complex and ever changing, liberal education is your key to continued success.
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