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Recent college grads see rise in unemployment

by Elizabeth Trovall
Apr 23, 2024
Unemployment jumped from 8.6% to 12.3% among 20-somethings with bachelor's degrees year over year, the BLS reported.
"This is the first sign of [the job market] not being as strong as I thought it was," said Patricia Anderson with Dartmouth.
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The hidden costs of transferring to a 4-year college

by Kirk Carapezza
Jun 15, 2023
Those hard-earned community college credits don't always count toward a four-year degree.
According to the Government Accountability Office, students trying to transfer from a two- to a four-year college lost an average of 30% of their credits.
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A $10,560 bachelor's degree?

by Adriene Hill
Aug 22, 2014
Community colleges are getting into the business of awarding BA degrees.
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Employers increasingly look for bachelor's degrees

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 4, 2012
Jobs that used to require no post-secondary education are seeing 'degree inflation.'
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29 million middle-class jobs that don't require a B.A.

by Jeff Tyler
Sep 18, 2012
Researchers find more jobs than expected that pay between $35,000 and $72,000 without a university degree.
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