$118,000 In Student Debt... For USELESS Drama Degree!

[The Lawspeaker]

Student Debt is a huge problem in the United States. But, so are the students taking on debt that they will never be able to repay.

[Bellbeaking]

$118,000 In Student Debt... For USELESS Drama Degree!

now thats tragedy... and comedy?

[lonewolfcypriot]

fuck that

[War Chef]

Not useless.

Very good for trolls and Drama queens of the Apricity to excel at what they do.

[Óttar]

I would assume that someone wouldn't take on that sort of burden if they weren't able to handle it financially. They must be upper-middle class or rich. I.e. a working class person might get a computer programming or Graphic Design degree from a community or public college. I would imagine that, barring an extraordinary talent, a working class person would know that a career in theater simply wouldn't be in the dictionary for them.

[The Lawspeaker]

now thats tragedy... and comedy?

For them: a tragedy. For the rest of mankind: comedy.

[Crimean]

I would assume that someone wouldn't take on that sort of burden if they weren't able to handle it financially. They must be upper-middle class or rich. I.e. a working class person might get a computer programming or Graphic Design degree from a community or public college. I would imagine that, barring an extraordinary talent, a working class person would know that a career in theater simply wouldn't be in the dictionary for them.

Is a university degree required in the West to work as a programmer? Why waste time and money on it, programming is not medicine or the defense industry, there will be enough innate abilities and self-education. For an employer, this diploma means nothing, only skills are important.
Higher education for a programmer is only a way (potential) to establish useful contacts.

[Universe]

Is a university degree required in the West to work as a programmer?

In USA, nope. I have no info about other western countries.

Our 2016 Developer Survey found that 56% of developers in fact do not have a college degree in computer science or related fields.

https://stackoverflow.blog/2016/10/0...llege-degrees/

[Óttar]

Is a university degree required in the West to work as a programmer? Why waste time and money on it, programming is not medicine or the defense industry, there will be enough innate abilities and self-education. For an employer, this diploma means nothing, only skills are important.
Higher education for a programmer is only a way (potential) to establish useful contacts.

Maybe I was thinking more along the lines of software engineering? Anyway, at a community college, courses are more practical and way cheaper. The point was, I just don't think someone would pay tuition for a Drama degree if they didn't have the means.

[Universe]

Maybe I was thinking more along the lines of software engineering? Anyway, at a community college, courses are more practical and way cheaper. The point was, I just don't think someone would pay tuition for a Drama degree if they didn't have the means.

I thought software engineering and programming were the same thing.