Is College Still Relevant in the Information Age?
It seems that more and more young people are questioning the conventional wisdom that holds that a college degree is an essential part of success in the world of business. College doubters can point to any number of business moguls, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Larry Ellison from Oracle and Michael Dell from Dell Computers did not complete a college degree. While this kind of anecdotal evidence does not prove that a college degree is worthless, it does reflect a growing trend in the world of information technology that places perhaps a greater weight on training, experience and certification level than on the completion of a traditional two or four year college degree. The factor that matters most to many managers in the IT field is that the employee can get the job done and do it well. In many cases whether or not the employee holds a two or four year degree from a traditional college is irrelevant. The Case Against the Traditional College Degree The reasoning that holds th
