Let’s Stop Pretending College Degrees Don’t Matter - Commentary

Ben Wildavsky, author of the upcoming book “The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections”, writes:  Scanning the headlines, it would be easy to believe that a college degree is becoming increasingly irrelevant in a fast-evolving job market. Fourteen states, including 10 in the past year alone, have dropped degree requirements for many state jobs. The trend is gathering steam at many high-profile businesses, notably tech firms like IBM and Accenture. All this comes as college enrollment has dropped, with an assist from a tight job market and worries about student debt.