Weekend August 29, 2015
The CEO of high tech Dittach has grasped the problem. The Thing I don't look for in a developer is a degree in computer science.
Now consider the last sentence in his article.
A serious alternative to the $100,000 four-year college degree wouldn't even need to be accredited -- it would merely need to teach students the skills that startups are desperate for, and that universities couldn't care less about.
Frankly I have long thought I cold conduct a Friday afternoon discussion session using some of the Dummies series of books and easily duplicate an MBA. CEoO Gelernter states he would rather hire someone who taught himself how to code in high school than a college grad who is probably ten years behind in a field that changes every ten minutes.
This should be a huge wake up call to universities, who continue to add to the trillion dollar plus student debt pile. Already some companies are starting their own internship programs, exclusive of colleges.
Peter Thiel founder of Pay Pal is already paying people not to go to college.
The message is here is anyone listening?
Now add to this what the University of Colorado is doing to cut costs.
Now add to that, Linked IN just bought Lynda.com for $1.5 Billion. Jacob Morgan explains what this means.
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