Dave,
while I agree with most of the points that Roman makes, there are careers in Photography and Graphic Arts and focusing on them in college or in a 2-year program isn't necessarily a bad idea. Here's an excerpt from one of the colleges that offers both Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Photography:
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A degree in photography prepares students for careers in graphic design and studio art. Students will become educated in both traditional and state-of-the-art photography techniques. In addition, students are taught to look at photography from a historical perspective and how to develop their own professional quality portfolio so that upon graduation they are fully armed with all they need to begin a flexible and rewarding career.
Graduates with photography Masters degrees go on to careers as gallery curators, educators, portraiture photographers, corporate photographers, photojournalists, travel photographers, photo editors, and artists.
Personally, I think a major in Photography and a minor in Business would be a fabulous college curriculum and excellent preparation for any career which focuses on photography -- like Sports Illustrated, National Geographic, fashion photography, etc. Areas that have very specialized imaging requirements.
As Roman says, it's definitely something to discuss with her further but I wouldn't do it from the perspective of being negative. Just be sure she has a reasonable idea of what she might do with it after she gets her degree.
Jim
