There are many other benefits of attending college and getting a degree, besides the obvious increase in your chances for a better job and higher pay. The more you know, the better you would do with your own business, as well. Anyway; learning is always worth it, for its own sake. It can open your eyes to - and your understanding of - many things that are going on in the world that you never were aware existed. All of a sudden, the nightly news becomes more interesting. Also, do not forget that college is a place to make new contacts, some of which it is in your best interest to keep alive after you are finished with school. Even though online learning is not a face-to-face experience, at the University of Phoenix you will join many different learning teams as you progress through the coursework; and, will "meet" with teammates who can introduce you (and you them) to jobs and experiences that will also widen your horizons. ("I never knew you could make a living doing THAT...!") Most of you take at least some part in different social media: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and many others that I have never heard of. Be sure to check out "PhoenixLink," "Yammer," etc., in our own Phoenix world, and talk things over with your fellow UoPX students, outside of class.

Does anyone have an example of something they have learned at school, that had nothing to do with the curriculum?