'We believe in college': inside Andreessen Horowitz's $42m unaccredited academy that will charge Harvard prices without degrees
For elite students, college has never looked like a worse deal. Tuition is nearly half a million dollars, AI is threatening to destroy the entry-level jobs a degree used to guarantee, and now in the hottest industry—tech—it’s cool to skip school entirely. So on Tuesday, Andreessen Horowitz became the first venture capital firm to sell an alternative.
TL;DR
- College is perceived as a worse deal for elite students.
- High tuition costs, AI's impact on jobs, and the trend of skipping school in tech are contributing factors.
- Andreessen Horowitz has introduced an alternative to traditional college.
- This is the first time a venture capital firm has offered such an alternative.