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I would say the usefulness of a degree depends almost entirely on the availability of local jobs and one willingness to move to find said jobs if they are not available locally. Around Los Angeles there are usually some engineer companies hiring. If I go further north to Mammoth for example, it is less likely I find a viable engineering job up there.

College isn't for everyone and I do not mean that as an insult. But rather one need to be realistic about what one can do with said degree and whether one is willing to move to pursue a job with said degree. Unfortunately I think far too many graduates enter with the wrong mindset.

And then networking, most college graduates don't bother networking or looking for internships until it is too late. I have one college friend who graduated as our civil engineer valedictorian and went on to M.I.T. for his Master. He was definitely a smart guy but did no networking or internship. It took him a while to find an engineering job whereas I got other classmates landing civil engineering jobs with cities or major companies before they graduated.
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