In this Feb. 15, 2012 file photo, a Stanford University student walks in front of Hoover Tower on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto. The university is one of a number of institutions caught up in a college admissions scandal that is playing itself out in federal court. You don’t have to be Robert Oppenheimer to understand paying $100,000 for a year of college is absurd. But the New York TimesThat’s only for the 35% of students from wealthy families.
Christensen pointed out a lot of young people are realizing they don’t need to run up huge college debt, but can go into a high-paying trade.to Washington Post Jobs, the top 10% of electricians can plug into pay of $99,800 a year, plumbers $99,920, carpenters $80,940, brick masons $78,810 and HVAC technicians $78,210.