Why Missing Out On A College Education May Cost Students And Business Dearly

A study by My eLearning World explored the outcomes and consequences of people electing not to attend college. Research author and creator Scott Winstead contemplates whether the conventional school course might have become excess.

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CHANGING TRENDS CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC

Winstead stated that a few youngsters are taking "simpler pathways." reflecting a decline in school enlistment in the course of the last ten years, the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely pushed the numbers down - there has been a 6.6% decrease in enlistment since the pandemic hit - a complete deficiency of 1,025,600 expected undergraduates.

SIMPLER PATHWAYS

The rise in young people in businesses rocketed during the pandemic, as the industry leveling of the pandemic's effects on both big and small businesses, was regarded by many new and forward-thinking young entrepreneurs "as an opportunity to play in the big leagues" (Forbes). Many have shown themselves to be innovators, deftly able to shift their businesses in accordance with the everchanging business landscape, brought about by covid and changing customer trends.

FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES

The study also discovered a sector of young people, eligible to attend college, but who ultimately decided not to, could potentially lose up to 1 trillion in lifetime profit. The study calculated the potential lost income by comparing average income per degree — from bachelor to doctoral — with a loss totaling $1,062,721,400,000.

Other factors in the decline of college students were the expense of college education, which was effectively canceled, then reintroduced by Zoom, without financial adjustment, leaving both students and their parents to wonder what they are actually paying for in terms of that college education.

SKILLS DEFICIENT

The decline in college students would also filter through to the make-up of the job market, exposing ongoing skill gaps. This would, in turn, filter through to businesses and their HR process. As it would become increasingly harder to find suitable and qualified workers, to fill roles within businesses and keep them operational as viable, profitable businesses.