before deciding to go to college. Prospective students need to understand the benefits of college, cost of tuition, and life without a degree. BENEFITS OF COLLEGE The number one benefit of college is a higher potential in earnings. The amount of money you can make depends on what degree you earn. There are four degrees: associates, bachelors, masters, and PhD. Those with a PhD make about $100,000 more on their annual earnings than a diploma or GED. Only going to college for two years can raise…
people, I am currently going through college to pursue a higher education in hope that I will land a well paying in job in my field of study. That is how our society’s socioeconomic ladder works; once you graduate high school, you then go to college if you are able to afford it so you can land a job making middle class income in order to live out “The American Dream”. But with college tuition being at an all time high and student loan debt crippling most college grads, it is becoming quite a…
community college benefits attendance. But through the article written by Bailey and Belfield, the research on this particular subject because of their gathered information; it is demonstrated through their knowledge on the subject itself. "…it may be possible to infer benefits of community college attendance from estimates of the benefits derived either from persons with additional years of schooling or from the general college-educated population (adjusting for expected graduation rates,…
Andrew Hanauska Jim Churchill-Dicks Writing 122 March 4 2024 Should Public College Tuition be Free? When it comes to the topic of public college tuition being free, a little more than half of us would readily agree that it should be free. According to Finance Online by Chang J. 52% of all U.S. citizens believe in free public college tuition. Personally, I believe that public college tuition should be free because it connects directly to my personal core values of fairness, opportunity, and…
factors of American development within modern society. Possessing both a high school, and more so a college education, lowers unemployment rates and supplies individuals with exceedingly high momentum to gain higher income jobs. (Sparshott 1). In addition, the more individuals with secondary education and degrees, the better off the economy will be in it’s entirety. But to acquire a legitimate college education, you must first receive sufficient primary instruction. As the majority of public…
The Problem Now a days if you do not have a college degree you will probably be nothing, probably just a cook at a local McDonalds. Without a degree we can stand to lose more than ever. Since the 1960s college tuition has increased 500%, with that huge difference student loans have gotten so out of hand that in 2012 the one trillion mark of student loans was reached and have also surpassed the debt on credit cards. Which is understandable because how is it possible to go to school and pay forty…
more and more high school graduates are attending college to get a degree. This increase in attendance in the past few years has the demand for college sky rocketing; opening the door for colleges around the nation to increase the cost of attendance. The film Ivory Tower discusses this issue and makes the claim that the price of college tuition is increasing more than any other good or service in America and at this frightening rate soon college tuition will be set astronomically high. Young…
The dream of college is increasingly out of reach for many young adults as tuitions and fees continue to climb, drastically limiting their chances of success. According to U.S. Department of Education, “for the 2014–15 academic year, average annual current dollar prices for undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board were estimated to be $16,188 at public institutions, $41,970 at private nonprofit institutions, and $23,372 at private for-profit institutions.” (“Tuition costs of colleges and…
“College is definitely the right choice for you.” “If you go to college, you 'll earn more money in the long-run!” “You need to have some extra circular activities or you 'll never make it into a good college.” These are just some of the comments made all throughout high school, urging students to attend college or risk dooming their future. However, what people fail to mention are the numerous other opportunities students have after after high school is complete, some of which may even be more…
crisis having a tremendous impact on Brooklyn College, like other Cuny colleges. The main issue is that taxpayers are losing faith in higher education, with thought that it doesn’t benefit the public good and the money spent on higher education, it should be spent on the things that legislators believe to be a public good. This includes, but not limited to NY infrastructure, health care, K-12 education, etc. As a result of low state funding, CUNY colleges as well as other public organizations…