Benefits of a College Education
College isn’t for everyone. I was set on not going to college after high school but that changed when I found out about the benefits of having a higher education than a high school diploma. Now there isn’t any realistic future of mine that I could see being successful without a college education, because it helps obtain a better salary, better career opportunities, and it helps with building up the community and your family. Furthering an education after high school can be a benefit to you in more ways than just gaining some knowledge – you also gain money. People who go to college make an average of $22,000 more per year than those who have no education after high school. They also get 63% more hourly wages; this is stated in More Way Ed Pays. Bachelor’s Degree verses a high school education makes around $415 more a week. Having a Professional Degree over a Bachelor’s Degree, you could make $612 more per week. That’s around $1,000 more per week than a person with a high school education. This information can be found in New School Year, Old Story: Education Pays. Getting a college …show more content…
Even with those 40% who dropout, there are still 60% who don’t. 40% < 60%. Also, getting any education after high school is not wasted time because that time is spent bettering you, you’re mind, and your future. A day without learning is a day wasted. Some may even argue that a college education cost more money then it’s worth. Is a college education free? No, hardly ever will you find a free education after high school. Is anything in life free? No. College is teaching you a lesson from the beginning, it’s teaching you to be an adult and provide for yourself. Plus, the salary of your career will, more than likely, make up for the money spent on getting your
College isn’t for everyone. I was set on not going to college after high school but that changed when I found out about the benefits of having a higher education than a high school diploma. Now there isn’t any realistic future of mine that I could see being successful without a college education, because it helps obtain a better salary, better career opportunities, and it helps with building up the community and your family. Furthering an education after high school can be a benefit to you in more ways than just gaining some knowledge – you also gain money. People who go to college make an average of $22,000 more per year than those who have no education after high school. They also get 63% more hourly wages; this is stated in More Way Ed Pays. Bachelor’s Degree verses a high school education makes around $415 more a week. Having a Professional Degree over a Bachelor’s Degree, you could make $612 more per week. That’s around $1,000 more per week than a person with a high school education. This information can be found in New School Year, Old Story: Education Pays. Getting a college …show more content…
Even with those 40% who dropout, there are still 60% who don’t. 40% < 60%. Also, getting any education after high school is not wasted time because that time is spent bettering you, you’re mind, and your future. A day without learning is a day wasted. Some may even argue that a college education cost more money then it’s worth. Is a college education free? No, hardly ever will you find a free education after high school. Is anything in life free? No. College is teaching you a lesson from the beginning, it’s teaching you to be an adult and provide for yourself. Plus, the salary of your career will, more than likely, make up for the money spent on getting your