Salinas 5some careers more than others. According to Jacqueline Hicks Grazette, CEO ofMyCollegeAdvisor.net, “students that enter math, science, engineering, medicine, and computer-technology fields find those majors still pay off in jobs after college” (Collegexpress Magazine).Additionally, engineering also pertains to these graduates whom profit the most from having acollege education. Statistics show how “just one of every four recent graduates classifies aseither unemployed or underemployed” within engineering, while two-thirds of math andcomputer graduates are considered to have a decent job within their chosen field (Robinson).Though these are the careers in which employees who have a college education most benefit in,it is crucial to
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Parents of student graduates gave their opinionsabout how going to college helped their daughters/sons develop new connections and friendshipswith other adults. One of these parents, Danette Gruen, actually mentioned how her daughter,Amanda, had been in a car accident. Although nothing critical occurred, Gruen was “relieved tohear her softball coach was picking her up, since he had been like a father figure in her life”.Creating new bonds with other people via college also allows the college students to encounterthose whom can support in their future from helping through professional opportunities tolongtime friendships (Kraft).Not only have statistics and research shown throughout the past years all of the benefits acollege education brings to its graduates, but also real life experiences and efforts by thosestudents and their parents. All together come to show how the cost of a postsecondary degree isminimal compared to all of the constructive outcomes. As Leonhardt mentioned, “Skippingcollege because the pace of gains has slowed is akin to skipping your heart medications becausethe pace of medical improvement isn’t what it used to
Parents of student graduates gave their opinionsabout how going to college helped their daughters/sons develop new connections and friendshipswith other adults. One of these parents, Danette Gruen, actually mentioned how her daughter,Amanda, had been in a car accident. Although nothing critical occurred, Gruen was “relieved tohear her softball coach was picking her up, since he had been like a father figure in her life”.Creating new bonds with other people via college also allows the college students to encounterthose whom can support in their future from helping through professional opportunities tolongtime friendships (Kraft).Not only have statistics and research shown throughout the past years all of the benefits acollege education brings to its graduates, but also real life experiences and efforts by thosestudents and their parents. All together come to show how the cost of a postsecondary degree isminimal compared to all of the constructive outcomes. As Leonhardt mentioned, “Skippingcollege because the pace of gains has slowed is akin to skipping your heart medications becausethe pace of medical improvement isn’t what it used to