College is Necessary In just a couple of months or years, every single one of us in this room will have to make one of the most important decisions of our lives. This decision will not only impact the immediate years after we graduate Costa Mesa High School but the rest of our lives. The monumental decision I’m referring to is none other than whether to attend college. We will all have to decide whether college is worth the money, worth the time, and worth possibly going into debt for. Many of us will be inspired by people who have become prosperous without the help of a college degree like Steve Jobs, who was able to start a multi-million dollar business despite not having a college diploma. These anomalous, extremely rare, utterly unreliable
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College is a necessary step because it not only gives you many benefits and useful skills, but you are more likely to have a higher income and a higher unemployment rate, which leads to a more successful life. Those who lack a college degree are dealt a bad hand in life. While some people with only a high school diploma may occasionally land jobs with good benefits, college graduates receive even better benefits. College degrees open up more doors to jobs that pay substantially higher wages. In addition, college graduates receive promotions, earn raises, are given health care, retirement investment, etc. These types of benefits are rarely offered for high-school-level jobs. Furthermore, college not only prepares you for a personally and financially rewarding career, but it also prepares you for the real world. College gives you the necessary skills to think outside the box, to interact with others, to communicate, to manage your time, and even organize your ideas. Many professional careers today require at least a bachelor’s degree to get started. Out of the 11.6 million jobs created after the recent Great Recession, 8.4 million went to those with at least a bachelor's degree, 3 million went to those with associate's degrees or some college education, and a mere 80,000 went to those with just a high school diploma. College graduates have the skills that qualify them for higher paying jobs. The majority of high school graduates, however, are stuck working in minimum wage paying jobs, such as McDonald’s, that don't offer many opportunities for the
College is a necessary step because it not only gives you many benefits and useful skills, but you are more likely to have a higher income and a higher unemployment rate, which leads to a more successful life. Those who lack a college degree are dealt a bad hand in life. While some people with only a high school diploma may occasionally land jobs with good benefits, college graduates receive even better benefits. College degrees open up more doors to jobs that pay substantially higher wages. In addition, college graduates receive promotions, earn raises, are given health care, retirement investment, etc. These types of benefits are rarely offered for high-school-level jobs. Furthermore, college not only prepares you for a personally and financially rewarding career, but it also prepares you for the real world. College gives you the necessary skills to think outside the box, to interact with others, to communicate, to manage your time, and even organize your ideas. Many professional careers today require at least a bachelor’s degree to get started. Out of the 11.6 million jobs created after the recent Great Recession, 8.4 million went to those with at least a bachelor's degree, 3 million went to those with associate's degrees or some college education, and a mere 80,000 went to those with just a high school diploma. College graduates have the skills that qualify them for higher paying jobs. The majority of high school graduates, however, are stuck working in minimum wage paying jobs, such as McDonald’s, that don't offer many opportunities for the