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I have a friend with no college degree but a number of certifications in the insurance industry and most of a master's degree in a humanities field. Should said
by kaitai 3y ago
I have a friend with no college degree but a number of certifications in the insurance industry and most of a master's degree in a humanities field. Should said friend be allowed to proofread communications going out from Angie Craig's office?
I have a friend with an associate's degree who has great customer service skills. Should said friend be allowed to be a receptionist for Angie Craig?
I love education, I indulged in several degrees beyond college. I use those for highly specialized work now. But my spouse works at a hospital that literally can't carry out specialty surgeries right now because they can't hire enough low-paid staff for overnight support (not medical staff, but the other warm bodies who need to be around) and they can't staff the phone room for appointments, because they require a college degree of the person who calls you to confirm if 8 am will work or not. Folks with college degrees want to do something with their degree beyond confirming that 8 am is still good -- and can get paid more just about anywhere else.
Plenty of my lower-income friends & neighbors would've loved to have at least some college. But how do you pay $20k a year while also paying $10k for daycare and >$18k for rent when you're making $44k a year, the median pay for a high school grad in MN right now?
I applaud Angie Craig for opening up opportunities for advancement for talented people.
- selimthegrim 3y agoIs MN State (not just Mankato) really 20k a year? Is CC really 20k a year there?
- kaitai 3y agoMankato state is $14k a year before books etc. Metro State is cheaper, if you pick the right classes. Someplace like Concordia is $20k or a bit more; Hamline or Augsburg is up to $40k. Sure it's all sticker price. I tried to pick a number on the low end for the Twin Cities given the location of Craig's office. The 2 year colleges are cheaper but the requirement above is specifically for 4 yr degrees.
- pc86 3y agoI don't think you can have "most of a master's degree" when you're missing the obvious pre-requisite of a bachelor's degree.
- kaitai 3y agoSure you can. All you have to do is get admitted. I have a friend with a PhD and no high school or college degree. This person is indeed both smart and good at talking their way into things.
- sdfghswe 3y ago> I have a friend with no college degree but a number of certifications in the insurance industry and most of a master's degree in a humanities field. Should said friend be allowed to proofread communications going out from Angie Craig's office? > I have a friend with an associate's degree who has great customer service skills. Should said friend be allowed to be a receptionist for Angie Craig? Do you think these two people are representative of the uneducated population? I'm not suggesting that if you don't have an education then you can't be smart and competent. I'm suggesting that such people are a minority. So having an education is a useful signal, if not fullproof.