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Do You Need a College Degree to Be Successful? Entrepreneur and author Brian Tracy barely graduated high school, let alone college.

By Brian Tracy

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In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Brian Tracy discusses whether it makes sense to pay rising college costs for a degree.

The most important question to ask yourself is this: Do I actually need the degree to pursue the career I want? You can't be a doctor without going to medical school or a lawyer without going to law school, but you can be a journalist without going to journalism school -- and you can certainly become a successful entrepreneur without going to business school. Need proof? Look at Brian Tracy himself, who never got a college degree.

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Brian Tracy

Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, Speaker and Author

Brian Tracy is chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International. He is the leading coach on the topics of leadership, self-esteem, goals and success psychology. Learn more at BrianTracy.com

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