Is College part of your future? Can you Afford College? Should you even consider college? In Module One of this workshop, we explore why going to college is a great idea for your future and then some alternatives to starting college right away. Materials are based on my book, "College Without Ramen Noodles, A Guide to Affording College Now." Schedule a workshop now or ask for seminar materials including a leader's guide.

1. Affording College Now
Module One:
Why Go To College
Plus Alternatives to College
From the Author of
“College Without Ramen Noodles”
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2. Module One
1. WHY COLLEGE
2. Cost of College
3. Saving and Investing for College
4. Financial Aid
5. Making College Affordable
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3. Higher Education Pays
A college degree is an opportunity
for a lifetime of higher earnings.
Average annual earnings by highest degree earned.
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4. Need for Advanced Education
1. 55 million job openings in the economy through 2020.
2. 35% of job openings will require at least a bachelor’s degree
3. 30% will require some college or an associate’s degree and
4. 36 % will not require education beyond high school.
5. STEM, Healthcare Professions, Healthcare Support, and Community Services
will be the fastest growing occupations
6. Individuals with only a high school diploma will have fewer employment options.
7. The United States will fall short by 5 million workers with postsecondary
education – at the current production rate – by 2020.
Source: Georgetown University, Job Growth and Education Requirements through 2020, June 2013
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5. Earnings by Education Level
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6. You Will Earn More, and Employed!
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BRIGHT JOB PROSPECTS
• Jobs for college-education
Americans has increased
9/1% since recession
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• A shortage of 5 million
college-educated workers is
projected by 2020.

7. Earnings by College Major
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8. Non-Traditional Ways to
Earn a Degree
• Full-time Work and Accelerated
Degree Programs
• Returning Degree Programs and Life
Experience Credits
• Single Parents and College
• No parents to Help? College Is Still a
Possibility
• Attend Online Classes
• Work in Public Service
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9. Alternatives to College
• Go to Trade School
• Travel the World for a Year
• Earn Certifications
• Get Experience as a Volunteer
• Military Service
• Start a Business
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10. Start a Business
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Entrepreneurs without a college
degree:
• Richard Branson
• Michael Dell
• Walt Disney
• Henry Ford
• Bill Gates
• Steve Jobs
• Milton Hershey
• Frank Lloyd Wright

11. Things to think about…
• Education costs time and money
• The cost of education is increasing
over time
• Consider your spending habits
• Different methods of financing your
education have different total costs
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12. Yes, You Can Go To College
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13. Summary of Book
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College Without Ramen Noodles
A simple plan to Affording College
By Floyd Saunders
Available for all eBook readers
ISBN: 13: 978-0-9824019-2-7
Book summary: College Without Ramen
Noodles; A Guide to Affording College. This highly
readable guide provides college students and their
parents with dozens of ways to make college a
reality. In fact, use enough of these tips, and you
may keep college debt at zero.
Author Floyd Saunders has spent the last 20 years
helping his five kids get post-secondary education
using many of the options highlighted in this book.
Mr. Saunders even tells you some good reasons why
you might be better off with an alternative to a
college degree. Regardless of your circumstances,
this book offers valuable information as you
consider going to college

14. About the Author
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• Floyd Saunders is a writer with an extensive
background in the financial services industry,
having worked across the industry in retail,
commercial, investment banking, insurance, tax
preparation and financial planning.
• He has taught personal financial courses for
Baker University and has taught extensively for
the American Institute of Banking. He has also
taught at St. Mary’s College, Lake Tahoe
Community College and Mt. Diablo College.
• He is the author of: Figuring Out Wall Street,
College Without Ramen Noodles, Banking on
Mutual Funds and Annuities, Introduction to
Securities Markets, Investing in Securities and
Family Financial Freedom.
Author Contact
email: floyd.saunders@yahoo.com
Blog: www/floydsaunders.com
Twitter @floydsaunders
Sideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/FloydSaunders
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