Today, all high schools prepare their students to achieve one major goal: to attend college so they can have a successful life. There are reasons why people should attend college, but college is not worth all your time and effort. College isn’t worth it because there are other jobs that pay emplo yees well without a college degree, there are better options for education, and it’s too expensive.
College isn’t worth it because there are other careers that offer the same or higher salary even if you don’t have a college degree. Such careers includes plumbers, construction managers, and real estate brokers. Some jobs like these require some type of training or a short class, but not a college degree. For example, in America, a Marine Biologist earns an average of $70,800 per year while a Real Estate Broker earns an average of $76,200 per year. A Marine Biologist requires a bachelor’s degree but a Real Estate Broker doesn’t. So you could get a good paying job even if you don’t attend …show more content…
Almost everyone wants to go to a good, private college that has a good reputation and offers great education on whatever trade/major that you want to have, but private colleges such as Stanford University, Harvard University, and Williams College cost about $45,000 a year. Most people do not have this much money in their pocket or saved up, so this college tuition puts them in student loan debt. Although it is proven that college graduates earn more money than people who didn’t attend college, college graduates lose a lot of their money by paying off their student loan. According to ‘U.S. News & World Report’, “...the average bachelor’s degree holder takes 21 years to pay off his or her loans.” By 40 years old, college students should’ve payed off the debt, now they can work for 20 more years and save this money if they want to retire by 65 years old. They end up only keeping about half of their income they earn in their
College isn’t worth it because there are other careers that offer the same or higher salary even if you don’t have a college degree. Such careers includes plumbers, construction managers, and real estate brokers. Some jobs like these require some type of training or a short class, but not a college degree. For example, in America, a Marine Biologist earns an average of $70,800 per year while a Real Estate Broker earns an average of $76,200 per year. A Marine Biologist requires a bachelor’s degree but a Real Estate Broker doesn’t. So you could get a good paying job even if you don’t attend …show more content…
Almost everyone wants to go to a good, private college that has a good reputation and offers great education on whatever trade/major that you want to have, but private colleges such as Stanford University, Harvard University, and Williams College cost about $45,000 a year. Most people do not have this much money in their pocket or saved up, so this college tuition puts them in student loan debt. Although it is proven that college graduates earn more money than people who didn’t attend college, college graduates lose a lot of their money by paying off their student loan. According to ‘U.S. News & World Report’, “...the average bachelor’s degree holder takes 21 years to pay off his or her loans.” By 40 years old, college students should’ve payed off the debt, now they can work for 20 more years and save this money if they want to retire by 65 years old. They end up only keeping about half of their income they earn in their