Increasingly, high school students are rethinking the value of college. Yet earning a degree is almost always worthwhile, research shows.
have played a large role in changing views about the higher education system, which many think is rigged to benefit the wealthy, the report found.
"Students from underserved communities are looking at education through a practical lens," said Dan Fisher, president and CEO of ECMC Group. "They want to know what the cost is, how they're going to pay, how they will get through everyday life and whether there's a job at the end of the road."
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