10/01/2026
MGSN Business
TURN THE TABLE ON EDUCATIONAL COST.
The cost of living and the cost of higher education is forcing university aged students to question the value of a traditional university education. In the traditional sense its hard argue in favor of the traditional path.
First the concentration of knowledge is no longer in the university campuses. Second the high cost of education presents a difficult return on investment (ROI).Third dominates the millenials who are already struggling to pay off student debt.
There was a school of thought that certificates from coding bootcamps were a solution. Big tech was hiring ready to code developers, even if the skill sets was not learned at an expensive university.
Then AI burst onto the screne. In some odd way, it may have helped the university model. The fact is AI is disruptive. The fact is the traditional employment roles are subject to the viability test.
As know all to well, choppy market conditions require navigation and hedge strategies.
In this AI era, the university may be one hedge strategy. The fact is universities have an enclosed community that provide the opportunity the develop into a consumer base. are emerging as a segment of graduates. This segment of entrepreneurship has a long and glorious history. , started in a college dorm room. Face book, Google speak volumns for the opportunities that universities can offer beyond classes and academic degrees.
The goal is to leverage those resources that will allow you to build a business that you enjoy and gain a degree you can use to add to your value offering.
During the rise dot.com era, conventional wisdom formed around the idea that a liberal arts degree was becoming an expensive degree that led to underemployment and debt.
Ironically now the ability to be a creative writer is the base for skilled promo engineering. The more historical connections you can weave into development of prompts, the more unique and effective the generated concept will perform.
Despite the value offering of the university experience, the debt factor is a significant concern.
Student debt is a global issue, with the exception of certain countries in Southern Africa, parts of South America, and Central Europe. In these countries the government subsidiaries the students cost.
However that's not feasible in countries that politicize education.