Buying Your Degree!

I recently started a new job at a local private college where my main job duty is to help enroll new students on a daily basis (otherwise known as an "admissions representative"). Over the past month I have had the ins and outs of the position and the college drilled into my brain along with the best manner in which to "sell" the college to those on the outside. One thing that I have also noticed, however, is the fact that the school I am attending for my own education is garbage.

Well, perhaps not "garbage", persay. I mean, I am still learning a little bit about my chosen degree (Master's in Health Administration), but other than just some normal, basic information... well, I don't really feel like I know any more about the healthcare field or running a clinic/facility than I did when I first started the program.

This is obviously very concerning, especially when considering the money I am paying this nationally well-known online university for what will eventually be the "key to a new career". The irony of this whole situation is that I have just started a new job at a completely different college which also offers online classes. But, I digress.

Paying an educational institution is a wonderful way to not only better your life, but also the lives of your family and potential children (if that is the route you choose to take). However, feeling like you are actually getting something out of the program and... I dunno, LEARNING SOMETHING... might actually be beneficial when trying to get hired in the career that requires an advanced degree.

Unfortunately for me, I am about two classes away from completing my degree while having very little to show for my efforts (that is, other than the obvious gigantic student loan payments I will be paying later on). I never thought that this would be a decision that I would regret in the future.