College Degree? 83% Never Use It in Their Job (Full)
Update: 2025-12-08
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83% of college graduates aren't using their degrees in careers. $1.7 trillion in student debt weighs on the system.
Jeremy Hritz and Rob Wallace share their journeys—varied paths, real outcomes—and question if college delivers like it used to. They dive into costs, alternatives like technical schools, and why the path to success keeps shifting. No hype, just straight talk on education's real value today.
Timestamps:
- (00:00 ) Is college even worth it anymore? – cold open
- (00:58 ) The big question and who’s asking it
- (02:59 ) Jerremy and Dave’s real college/debt stories
- (04:44 ) $1.7T student debt bomb – how we got here
- (05:09 ) Broken system or just oversold promise?
- (07:05 ) Why trade schools are eating college’s lunch
- (34:26 ) Teachers, curriculum, and who’s really failing
- (50:25 ) Inflation, loans, and the subsidy trap
- (53:55 ) Who’s accountable when tuition never stops rising
- (56:41 ) Fix it earlier: the power of K-12 done right
- (59:27 ) Climbing out of six-figure debt – personal playbooks
- (01:15:23 ) Final take: degree vs no degree in 2025
- (01:29:12 ) Wrap and what’s next
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