Education

As the work force tightens up and the competition for the few open positions narrows, I have come to realize the added importance of higher education. I was on a local college website looking at their on-line classes and calculating in my head the cost. While the fees to enroll in the college come to around $50, it is the per unit price per class that will kill you. Of course, the books become a whole other subject.... Junior college, is of course much cheaper and a good place to start on the accummulation of units/credits. For me to get the 24 credits for a major in accounting (let's not cover the lesser courses), it would cost $480. The bulk of the cost is the units. Interesting allowance they have at this school for those still in public school. Any student attending K-12 can enroll in the college and the per unit fees are waived. A child can enroll in the college for about $22. So aside from the $22 and the books, their higher education is free. It could be a great opportunity down the road for those who are interested. Of course they are limited to 7 credits per semester (and PE doesn't count), but over 3 semesters it sure can add to a great savings.