STREET BEAT: β€˜Is a college degree worth the cost?’

Yvonne Cotwright

Los Angeles

β€œYes, but most people don’t really need college. What they need is the discipline of the studying that you do while you’re in college because that disciple sets you up for life.” 

Dr. Giavanna Brasfield

Los Angeles

β€œAbsolutely. But there is nothing that takes the place of real world lived experience that you get when you’re out there working day to day.”

Maleena Lawrence

Los Angeles

β€œIt’s subjective. When I had a college degree, my first instinct was I needed it. With technology, it is very different now than when I got my degree.” 

Leon Deloney

Van Nuys

No, it’s not worth it. They’re overcharging us for those degrees, when you can get it for free in other parts of the country.”

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in downtown Los Angeles.