If you are a parent with high school age children or a grandparent, you are probably thinking about where the kids will go to college, can the family afford it, and will the student be able to get a job when he or she graduates? The high school student may also be concerned about taking on college loan debt, and whether a good job will be available upon graduation. In this week’s program, Jim and John delve into the issues of finding the right college at the right cost, assessing the jobs that will likely be most in demand in the years ahead, and the level of education required. It has become clear that a bachelor’s degree in the liberal arts field is no longer a fast track to a well-paying job. Jim illustrates some of these issues through the case study of Joe and Kathy Simpson. The guest this week is Rob Franek, Senior Vice President-Publisher at The Princeton Review. Rob will be discussing the 2016 edition of Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck.
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