Throughout my life, I have never even considered not going to college, as my parents both went to college and have urged me to go to college as well. Currently, it seems as though less and less people agree about the value of a college education, and many aren’t going to college. Despite the fact that some people argue that college isn’t worth the investment and the risk of losing that money with college debts and not making enough to replace it, I believe that college is indeed worth the investment when you consider how much more college graduates make than those who don’t go to college, as well as the social benefits you gain from the college experience.
College is definitely worth the cost and risk of attending a college. According to the BLS, “Workers with a bachelor’s degree, for example, earn about $415 …show more content…
As stated by Richard Vedder, “A goodly proportion (more than 40 percent) of those attending four-year colleges full-time fail to graduate, even within six years.”(78) This statistic shows the big risk of attending college, as the high dropout rate makes it seem as though it is too big of a risk to take. Another statement that Richard Vedder made is, “The number of new college graduates far exceeds the growth in the number of technical, managerial, and professional jobs where graduates traditionally have gravitated.”(78) This statement made by Vedder tries to show that the amount of college graduates is higher than the amount of job openings that those who go to college lean towards and that people who don’t go to college don’t have the credentials for, so a lot of college graduates end up making slightly more than those who don’t, and the college loans they must pay of negates it anyways. So for some people, maybe college isn’t the right choice, but I still believe that for most people, it certainly
College is definitely worth the cost and risk of attending a college. According to the BLS, “Workers with a bachelor’s degree, for example, earn about $415 …show more content…
As stated by Richard Vedder, “A goodly proportion (more than 40 percent) of those attending four-year colleges full-time fail to graduate, even within six years.”(78) This statistic shows the big risk of attending college, as the high dropout rate makes it seem as though it is too big of a risk to take. Another statement that Richard Vedder made is, “The number of new college graduates far exceeds the growth in the number of technical, managerial, and professional jobs where graduates traditionally have gravitated.”(78) This statement made by Vedder tries to show that the amount of college graduates is higher than the amount of job openings that those who go to college lean towards and that people who don’t go to college don’t have the credentials for, so a lot of college graduates end up making slightly more than those who don’t, and the college loans they must pay of negates it anyways. So for some people, maybe college isn’t the right choice, but I still believe that for most people, it certainly