The education system offered a trade: borrow money, get “professional” status.
But the math has changed.
Across North Carolina, art and media departments are closing. It looks like a shift in taste, but it’s actually a shift in regulation.
It is called the Department of Education degree reclassification.
The government is downgrading “professional” degrees. Loan limits are dropping. The system is no longer willing to finance a creative career.
The university promise was safety. Problem one: The safety is gone. Problem two: The debt remains.
When the rules change, the smartest move isn’t to play harder. It’s to leave the stadium.
The alternative is to bypass the classification entirely.
Skills are assets owned. Degrees are assets rented.
The source of truth isn’t in a registrar’s office. It’s in what you can actually do.
