Do you agree with employers opening up more job positions to workers without college degrees? Why or why not?

👍 Yes (82%) – "Not everyone needs a degree to do a job. We need to stop trying to put a square peg in a round hole, which means education is only needed for those who have the will to do it. Some people have more skill than will when it comes to other areas in life such as education in a classroom."

• "Yes. While education is great for foundational knowledge, there are numerous life experiences that can help an individual develop essential skills that benefit employers. The military, vocational experience, and work in service industries teach everything from reliability to customer service. Those are skills you do not learn in college."
• "I have some peers who don't have college degrees, but work in similar roles to me. While I think there was a ton of value in getting mine (even just the exposure at that age to so many new perspectives), the exorbitant costs of higher education no longer track with the value you get from it. There are many ways to get an education (and perspective) that don't involve shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars - so I hope this trend continues."

👎 No (18%) – "No, some of them have relevant experience or coursework that simply can't be replicated on the job. Those who can't get past exams or school due to anxiety probably can't perform on the spot in the real world, either."

• "College degrees generally give a better 'why' of what you are doing instead of just the skill itself, and there is always value in knowing the 'why.'"