Parental Mistakes Can Be Costly

Parental Mistakes Can Be Costly: Many families suffer from self-imposed pressure and financial angst that often lead to costly mistakes and blown opportunities to send their children to college.

By 2018 the U.S. workforce is expected to be more diverse with Whites making up a decreased share. At the same time, the U.S. workforce will be shifting to service-providing industries dominated by health care and social assistance as well as professional, scientific and technical and educational services. It also is a time when college enrollment from 2009 to 2020 is expected to increase by 25 percent for Blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders, according to the Department of Education.