Rossmann predicts a higher education bubble will pop, closing many colleges
Jeremy Rossmann · Jeremy Rossmann of Make School on Income Share Agreements and the Future of College · Y Combinator · Jun 19, 2019 · at 29:29
Jeremy Rossmann, co-founder of Make School, discusses the declining relevance of traditional college degree programs.
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“I think there's going to be a pop in a sort of higher ed bubble where a lot of colleges are going to go out of business and it's going to be a lot of pain in higher ed because of this factor.”
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