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Is college necessary for all students?

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jan 19, 2010
Graduate candidates in the nursing program wait to be conferred their degrees during the 177th commencement exercises for New York University on May 13, 2009
Graduate candidates in the nursing program wait to be conferred their degrees during the 177th commencement exercises for New York University on May 13, 2009
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Is college necessary for all students?
President Obama has said in his education plan that he wants the United States to be the country with the highest proportion of college graduates. But is a college education necessary for everyone? What about those interested in vocational work? What preparation is needed to work in the real world?

President Obama has said in his education plan that he wants the United States to be the country with the highest proportion of college graduates. But is a college education necessary for everyone? What about those interested in vocational work? What preparation is needed to work in the real world?

Guest:

Mike Rustigan, Professor Emeritus of criminal justice at San Jose State University