The Importance Of College Education

Attending college and the value thereof has dramatically changed along with the market for jobs during the past several decades. And as a consequence of a shrinking base of professions requiring appropriate higher education, the United States has experienced high unemployment accompanying some of those transformations. Although such ominous trends can spell gloom and doom for many, it doesn’t necessarily imply a college education an unwise choice. It does, unequivocally, advocate for cautious decisions throughout one’s academic tenure as never before though. Bear in mind, attending college in a full-time capacity or with the goal of completing a baccalaureate degree nonetheless defers a career search for the moment. Students would instead …show more content…
The history behind the current market fragility with its crony capitalists, government incompetence tied together with avarice and greed have engendered an environment that seemingly bounces from one crisis to another. With such a large amount of industry and accompanying jobs shipped overseas, the economy of the United States has continued to metamorphose into a service-based orientation. What’s more, an increasingly large shadow cast upon working Americans by a federal behemoth, which can only exist by increasingly larger shares of money to feed itself. So, where exactly does this place those thinking about attending a college or university? Realistically, it means without a commonsensical plan, just going to college won’t solve anything and moreover may fritter away precious resources. Pecuniary repercussions as a result of loans taken for financing a relatively worthless endeavor, all too often greet students upon graduation. In fact, a widely publicized report from Bloomberg in 2012, noted that the cost of attaining a university education increased by a factor of twelve during the previous three decades. Imagine racking up that kind of tab and having nothing to show for one’s