What about higher education in Chile?


There's a common thought about education as a way of move up socially. In Chile, the idea of studying in a college or a technical institute causes in people the ilussion of posible good jobs and better salary. But it depends on another topics like the kind of college or institute, family, social and economical situation. Can we have good jobs through studies? It seems like the answer is yes, but we are going to look for it in the real life.


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