Bachelor of Science

Don’t Be Afraid of the Working Class Many people are faced with a challenging decision involving education. Education can lead to an enjoyable future and a more lucrative career. The articles “Blue-Collar Brilliance” by Mike Rose and “Should Everyone Go to College?” by Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill attempt to answer the question of whether or not college is necessary. Should college be pushed as a requirement to gain intelligence and wealth? Both authors use very different tactics to…

Is the decrease in college graduates affecting the economy? As time goes by people are noticing that less students are graduating from college. College was built to help people acquire useful skills, better education, and a more comfortable life. What happens to the people with no degrees? Most of them end up unemployment or in prison. A couple of people do not believe that this issue is affecting the economy but the truth is that unemployment and the increase in more prisoners is affecting…

In the 21st century it is important to have a good career. It is important to start looking from young age. In my research, I have found five careers that have the potential to become one of my future jobs. The five careers I have chosen are becoming a teacher, a guidance counselor, a career counselor, becoming a psychologist or lastly becoming a pharmacist. A teacher is a person who teaches. Their responsibilities are to always have lesson plans prepared. Followed by teaching classes and…

Although some people like to take a break between high school and college, I prefer the idea of attending college immediately following high school. As I have seen many benefits to this approach. The three most know benefits are higher understanding, more opportunity, and a supporting factor to better succeeding in their profession. All three of these important benefits open the mindset of a successful employee. With a higher understanding of education, I believe a student would achieve the…

I want to complete my bachelors program with a degree in Early Childhood Education. My education is my main priority and I will not let anything stop me from achieving my goal. I anticipate that I will complete my degree program in April of 2018. Once I get my degree I am hoping…

The issue of whether or not to attend a university, and earn a college degree is one that has been generally up for debate. When someone makes the decision to go to college, and to earn a degree, they usually are doing this to set up their future with a successful job. It is argued in the article, “A College Degree Is Not a Smart Investment for Everyone,” written by Stephanie Owen, that it no longer pays off to go down this route, and instead, looking for a job out of high school is the best…

Murry, a man with high authority because of being W. H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, coauthor of “The Bell Curve” (1994) and author of “Coming Apart” analyzes the idea that too many people are going to college in his article “Are too many people going to college?” His title and job status provides an authority and ethos to his appeal. The question is, how could too many people go to college? In the eyes of the world, it is a necessity. Thus creating a strong sense of…

In Charles Murray’s “Too Many People Are Going to College” the author presents an argument that uses statistics and logic to state that some people simply do not need to go to college. All throughout high school, students are told by their guidance counselors and teachers that they should be going to college. Charles Murray states that college could even be detrimental for those who do not need it, but are pressured into it. Throughout the essay the author describes the advantages and…

Many things need to be taken into account when determining what one needs to do to reach a certain pay grade as an accountant. For this essay, low pay grade is defined as an accountant earning less than $50,000, medium pay is defined as $50,001 – $75,000, and high pay grade is defined as more than $75,001. Many factors influence pay grade of accountants, such as education, type of job, experience level, workplace setting, and location. Within education, it is important to look at the type of…

At the early age of 21, I discovered that life can throw you a curve ball. However, it’s what you do in that situation that can ultimately define you as a person. My curve ball came when I realized that my marriage wasn’t healthy for my children and me, which resulted in me parlaying my dream of a bachelor’s degree after completing my associates at TVCC. After 3 years of dead end jobs I stumbled into a career as an office manager; advancing upon that career for the subsequent 17 years. As…