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Will college pay off : a guide to the most important financial decision you will ever make / Peter Cappelli ; book design by George Whipple.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cappelli, Peter, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College choice--United States.
- College choice.
- College costs--United States.
- College costs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Public Affairs, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "College is the biggest expense for many families, larger even than the cost of the family home, and one that can bankrupt students and their parents if it works out poorly. Peter Cappelli offers vital insight for parents and students to make decisions that both make sense financially and provide the foundation that will help students make their way in the world"--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction ; 1. Why Do People with More Education Get Better Jobs? The Link Between Education and a Good Job ; 2. How Are We Doing? The State of Education in the United States; 3. Does College Pay Off? It Depends ; 4. The Cost of Going to College; 5. Getting That First Job After College; 6. Conclusions ; Appendix ; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 23, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 1-61039-527-1
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