Is College Worth the Investment?

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I just spoke with a cable technician who was upgrading my system yesterday. He graduated from "Westwood College", with a BA in "gaming technology". he can't find a job in this field yet, and he said he loved the education that was provided by this institute. He also stated that he was "80,000" DOLLARS in debt! For 80 K, you could get an IVY league education from an outstanding academic institution, instead of an institution that is nothing more than a glorified trade school. I did a little research on "Westwood" on the net, and have found a bumper crop of dissatisfied students and graduates, shackled with a mountain of debt...many are still trying to find work in their respective discipline, and the majority of them were crowing that the education that was provided was substandard... to say the least! I paid around 5 K for my state approved "masters degree"...and am very satisfied. According to the net, this school is under a microscope for some less than wonderful business practices and is being sued as well. This school seems even more "shady" than Phoenix, which calls it's "telemarketers" academic advisers...student/buyer beware!