US EditionIt’s time for students to start committing to colleges. The age of AI is making it complicated
Families are weighing majors and debt as artificial intelligence reshapes entry-level job prospects, while four-year graduates earn about 60% more than high school graduates, College Board said.
- With College Decision Day approaching on May 1, families are struggling to calculate the value of higher education as rapid advances in artificial intelligence reshape expectations for entry-level roles.
- Rising costs and debt complicate the calculation; average student loan debt at graduation has increased 41% since 2007, according to the Education Data Initiative.
- Kate Hilgenberg, a 50-year-old New Yorker with one child in college, is steering children toward STEM fields, viewing them as "less able to be taken over by AI," while Lucy Hughes calls current costs "highway robbery."
- Families are now exploring "more AI proof" alternatives like trade programs and two-year degrees, as Brianna Angelucci, an advisor with College Experts, notes increased confusion regarding traditional paths.
- While four-year degree holders still earn 60% more than high school graduates, the long-term value remains uncertain; higher education systems must now adapt to workforce demands to remain viable.
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noticiasya.comMary Akkerman has visited more than 30 university campuses with her children: one is already in Stanford and the other is still in high school. She especially wanted them to obtain degrees that would lead to good jobs; however, determine which careers...
Es hora de que los estudiantes comiencen a decidir a qué universidad ir. La era de la IA lo está complicando
Por Julian Torres, CNN Mary Akkerman ha visitado más de 30 campus universitarios con sus hijos: uno ya está en Stanford y el otro aún cursa el bachillerato. Ella deseaba especialmente que obtuvieran títulos que condujeran a buenos empleos; sin embargo, determinar qué carreras cumplían con ese criterio, señaló esta madre de Sioux Falls, Dakota del Sur, resultó ser un desafío mayúsculo, en parte debido al rápido avance de la inteligencia artificia…
It’s time for students to start committing to colleges. The age of AI is making it complicated
Mary Akkerman has visited more than 30 college campuses with her children, one now at Stanford and another still in high school. She especially wanted them to get degrees that lead to good jobs – but figuring that out, said the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, parent, was a major challenge, thanks in part to the rapid advance of AI and its effects on the job market.
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