A beneficial value to having a degree is that many opportunities await if one does not work out. For example, having a degree in English can open the door to over 100 different career opportunities. Having a degree is like having a the upper-hand. In a job interview, someone with a higher education and degree is much more likely to get the job than the other candidates. Likewise, someone with a degree is also more likely to get paid more for the same job than for someone who does not.
Be that as it may, this is not saying that someone who doesn’t go to college cannot have a good and happy life. As a matter a fact, many successful people like Steve Jobs, Rachael Ray, and Bill Gates never got a college degree. Every person does not have to take the same path and go to college. For some, college is something that doesn’t interest nor benefit them in anyway. Instead, this is merely proving that if a budget surplus were to allow for college educations to be more attainable to students it would notably increase their chances at achieving a more fulfilled