High School Diploma Research Paper

A college education is a great thing to have but it is not necessary. People can have a living with only a high-school diploma. My mom had only a high-school diploma and when my parents got divorced and she was bring in money alone, we still had enough. Although we had to make unusual living arrangements, because normal rent was too expensive, my mom was taking care of herself and my two sisters and I. If it was just her then she would have been able to rent a nice home and been just fine. My Grandmother still to this day only has a high school diploma. It took awhile and a lot of hard work on her part, but she now is a successful hotel manager and it doing just fine with that. Studies show that 38.9% of U.S. jobs require only a high school diploma or something equivalent. Although it makes it easier to get a living with a college degree, you can have a successful career without one.
College is extremely expensive. To go to college at a public school, the average cost for one year is $24,610. To go to a private school, the cost for one year is $49,320. Both of these costs are just for one year of going to college. To get even an Associates degree it is at least two years worth of schooling. If you are able to get a good sustainable job without a …show more content…
Back to my Grandma who took the time to establish a successful career and is now a successful hotel manager. It took a lot of hard work on her part, but rather than taking the time to go to college and then build the career she skipped straight to the career. The shortest amount of time you can spend in college and still get a college degree is 2 years and that is for an Associates degree. You could be using that time to build a career with a high school diploma. Studies have shown that only ⅓ of the students (33%) graduate with a Bachelor's degree on time. If you can have a successful career then why spend more money and take time away from your life to get a college