The value of your college degree is collapsing before your eyes

Now that a significant portion of America’s high school graduates are enrolled in college for the first time, it may be worth reviewing whether that’s a good thing. Many of these students think they are making a meaningful investment in their future.

As they see it, as many of their parents do, a college degree will likely and significantly increase their lifetime income, enough to ensure they live middle-class, adult lifestyles complete with a relatively high degree of employment security.