The True Philadelphia Podcast With Matt O'donnell

Dr. Generals has been running the Community College of Philadelphia for five years now. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the city. We gathered in his office in the historic Mint Building (which was the home of the Third Philadelphia Mint) to brainstorm about: why college continues to be so expensive and outpace inflation (2:45), if the wide availability of college loans has anything to do with the inflationary price (4:40), how this generation of student is starting to seek more value in education (6:00), a real example of comparing the cost of one year at Drexel University to an associate's degree at CCoP (6:45), if the "bumper sticker" mentality drives parents to choose their child's school (8:37), why CCoP and other community colleges should be free (10:09), how education is the latest industry to be disrupted by technology (12:45), the importance of writing as a skill (16:50), why the next stage of disruption in education will be virtual reality and maybe even Tupac Shakur (17:50), if w