Many of you know the cost of a college education these days continues to skyrocket at a pace faster than inflation.
A 4 year bachelors degree from a public university can easily cost greater than a total of $40,000 at a public university, including any financial aid you might receive. What about a private college? Yikes! That’s spendy at $100,000 plus or minus. The ROI (return on investment) may not even be worth it at that price, especially if the student winds up in some vocation completely unrelated to the field of their degree (and 80% already do according to statistics). Even with a 529 savings plan and financial aid, a student could still go deep into debt for many years.
Not only does college cost an arm and a leg, it’s taking more time. Some students (and colleges) are spending 5-6 years to complete a 4-year BA.
And what about the brainwashing, negative influences, and pressure to have fun in the college atmosphere?
Can a college degree be cost effective, time efficient, and have excellent quality all at the same time? That’s a good question that’s already been answered by an organization called “Global Learning Strategies.” If you remember back to January of last year, we (the Kraemers) hosted a seminar put on by this organization that addressed all of these questions. See this link for more information.
Global Learning Strategies has a service called CollegePlus! in which an individual is carefully guided step-by-step through the process of obtaining a 4-year, fully accredited Bachelors degree in less than 2 years for a total cost of less than $10,000. Quality of the degree is a priority for CollegePlus! since they don’t want people (like me) to major in test-taking.
Now that I’ve just done a whole infomercial for Global Learning Strategies/CollegePlus!, you are probably wondering: “soooo……what are the Kraemers doing about this?”
Well, I’m glad you asked because I’m here to inform you that I, Joshua Kraemer will begin CollegePlus! coaching and studying for my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (General Management) on March 1st. I’m living proof that people who take 1+ years off after high school to work and pursue heavy investing can end up going to college.
After March 1st, I will still hopefully be able to work (but only half days max) and study for college (4-6 hours/day) with the rest of my day. That means no more “extra” activity or business pursuits for a while:( But, the idea of finishing a degree in two years or less (1 would be nice) is encouraging.
One last note: I will leave you with a bit of a surprise. Even though this plan is “set in stone,” it could all change at a moment’s notice due to something else exciting. It has nothing to do with Africa, however. I will try to tell you more later. But, that is all for now.