There are fewer college degree classifications than there are job classifications. For example, when a graduating college student gets a degree in, say, Library Sciences, where are they expected to find a job?
At a library, right?
A degree in marketing has many different job options, ranging from sales to advertising to public relations. A degree in political science may prepare a student for a life as a politician at a local, state or federal level. Or, if they’re a very smart student, they find a real job.
Teachers? Same thing. There are a handful of teaching degrees but many different subjects for teachers to teach. Travel Industry Management is big in Hawaii due to our large and robust travel and hospitality industry.
Honolulu Community College now has two new associate degree programs. HCC students can get an associate in science degree for the music business and production, and audio engineering technology.
How many newspaper want ads are there for someone with a degree in the music business, or a degree in audio engineering technology? I’m not say either should not be taught, but the question can be asked, ‘How much are those industries clamoring for more highly educated entry level personnel?”
A degree in History seems to prepare a college grad for watching the History Channel while receiving unemployment. Otherwise, what good is it? I’m not saying anything bad about history as a subject, but other than making money on Jeopardy, what good is all that knowledge?
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