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To become a registered nurse takes training, usually in a University. It is a burden in the US, so if my kid can hack four years and be debt free with the ability to earn 60 to 80 thousand yearly as a RN in the US, I will take the chance he will not be spoiled.

 

When Silliman says they have 100 percent pass rate they mean 100 percent passed the national board exam.
A person can pass all their courses but if the university does not think you will pass the national exam, they will not endorse that person to write.
If Silliman will not endorse someone then they enroll somewhere else for a semester and get endorsed by them to write.

 

Which is basically my point. There was a relatively brief window in the world where a degree meant something as part of a "next logical step" for young people. And that was in the US.

Here, you are in a credential battle with people who have skated through the HRM scam diploma mill.

In the US tech industry, it's "degree or equivalent experience." Labor is so tight there that equivalent experience isn't hard to get. Getting your start is less than a year to learn the ropes, get some starter experience and then you're set.

A degree can still be a good deal. But you generally need to go the direction of getting the best name behind you that you can get. There's a certain bar to reach before it's just a waste of time and money. A degree in the Philippines doesn't reach that bar.

Youth need to start out hungry and learning how to hustle. I still think the US is the best place for that. The Philippines is on island time. What's the hurry? Take it easy! Fiesta is coming!

Also, if you are going to learn, better to learn from the best environments. If you want to become a chef, find a world renowned school and / or restaurant to learn in. Don't just get any school because it's cheap. If you are going to learn health care, then learn in a system which you actually trust to keep you alive. Dumaguete isn't a place I would want to live while being dependent on advanced health care. I imagine learning health care here would be a bit like learning how to maintain an electrical grid here.