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Majority of Americans think college teaches you this in and out of the classroom

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"COLLEGE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM"

ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF AMERICANS FEEL THAT COLLEGE TEACHES STUDENTS IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS IN ADDITION TO COURSEWORK.

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A SURVEY CONDUCTED  BY ONEPOLL ON BEHALF OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY WHERE 2,000 ADULTS WERE ASKED ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.

RESULTS REVEALED THAT 44 PERCENT ARE EITHER INTERESTED IN EITHER RETURNING TO COLLEGE OR GOING FOR THE FIRST TIME.

44 PERCENT ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE LIFE SKILLS LIKE BANKING AND TIME MANAGEMENT, WHILE 39 PERCENT WISH TO CHANGE THEIR CAREER PATH.

85 PERCENT BELIEVE THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE WAS WORTH IT FOR REASONS LIKE LEARNING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS (53%) AND DISCOVERING THEIR PASSIONS (47%).

SIMILARLY, 70 PERCENT BELIEVE THAT CAREER GOALS ARE MORE ATTAINABLE IF THEY ATTEND COLLEGE.

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