Two of the people I interviewed had military backgrounds, both came from a family of college graduates, and their college was paid for by the military. ... The only way that he could reach the next rank was by reaching the next degree available in his career field. ... His motivation to continue was reaching another rank in the military and his children. ... Arturo did not start college nor did he finish high school. ... I did not start college right away because college was not my priority. ...

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Sometimes it is difficult to afford a college education for your children. ... Attending a two-year college has always ranked cheaper compared to a four-year university. ... Both colleges are similar in that diversity appears in both. ... A two-year college would be the best way to go to simply begin a program or major because very few two-year colleges offer a bachelor's degree in several different majors. ... So you ask-which type of college is best to attend? ...

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Larry Ellison is the founder and former CEO of Oracle, he is currently rank fifth among wealthiest men in the world on Forbes. ... This led to him dropping out of college. ... Shortly after accepting a job at IBM, he and a few college friends started Relational Database Management Systems. ... He believed a college education wasn't important because he was able to succeed with the knowledge he already had. ... For Ellison, it was more lenient back in his time by not pursing a college degree. ...

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