Indeed, but college degree doesn't translate more cash, it just makes you more qualify for a certain trade. Teachers go to school for 6-8 years gets pay 35k a year, while I can go to school for accounting for 6 years (what I'm doing now) and make millions of dollars in a single year.
A person can go to trade school for welding in 2 years and make 80k.
I could get a 4 year accounting degree and make a steady 50-60k a year. It all varies base on your goals in life.
I don't know why teachers and student counselors in high school are pushing people get college degree it not that big of a deal. People without degrees still makes same amount if not, more than a person with one. (see teachers salary.) Isn't that Ironic, a teacher can teach a student, try make them go to college, and if they don't that person can still make more than a teacher. LOL.
Oh well. My vision is, long as you have a job and is doing something productive, you are an alright person in my book.