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College Degrees Important for Non-college Jobs

By Richard Whitmire — June 26, 2011 1 min read
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In my book I refer to this as college is the new high school. Some post-secondary study is needed for many blue-collar jobs. And as this New York Times article points out, a college degree is helpful even when working as a cashier.

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