Degree

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…

to obtain my Associate’s degree at the request of my current employer. I received a promotion about three months ago to a position of leadership. I work in human resources and have over 15 years’ experience in this field. I obtained my certification in human resources back in May, 2012. My skills, experience, knowledge, commitment along with earning the certification was the contributing factors in receiving my promotion. Currently, managers at my employment require a degree or are obtaining…

workforce. Hence, higher education isn’t for everyone because there are plenty good paying jobs available that don’t require a college degree, time and money spent on earning a college…

everything else out after law school, but just three years in to a degree and I hated it so much I dropped out for a year to find my peace of mind. Even though I was always working while I was in school; when I quit school work only became so much more unbearable. I then realized that the one was…

thing that you live on a daily basis? Well pursuing your degree in your career choice is the right decision for you. For the sake of my paper, I want to use a criminal justice career just as an example. The reason why I choose this career is that it hits close to home with me. To give you a bit of background information; my mom worked in criminal justice for twenty-five years without a bachelor’s degree. Of course, back in her day, a college degree wasn’t as predominant or necessary to excel in…

Mechanical Engineer With a Mechanical Engineering degree, it is so broad out with connecting to other different engineering jobs that it seems to be easy to get a job from how the outlook in the job market is growing. It makes me wonder with the knowledge that we get from our courses prepares us for our jobs or is it better for us to continue our course of knowledge for a Masters or Doctorate degree. With my research and interview, I have found out positives and negatives of what would happen…

analyze the importance of a college degree to myself personally, professionally, what I will need to do in order to be successful, and the ways I will be able to meet my academic and personal goals. A degree from a university is, to me personally, a sense of security. While a university degree will take a lot of dedication, time, hard work, and money, it will provide me with a sense of security for my future. Putting all of the time and effort into receiving a degree from a university will…

to find a job just because I do not have a college education or having to settle and do a job that I do not enjoy just to make ends meet like I have seen both of my parents go through throughout my childhood. A degree will impact my future through giving me the advantage of having a degree when…

Hanford, Emily. "The Value of a College Degree." The Value of a College Degree. American Public Media, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2016. Emily Hanford, writing from the American RadioWorks, discusses the value and importance of a college degree and a college education. Hanford briefly provides a history of education prior to and after World War II and discusses how only a small group of Americans went to college because of the job in the 70s didn’t require a degree. Hanford then continues her article by…

The event that influences my decision the get my degree is the job that I’m on now. I have been on this job for 15 years. I work for a CPA. Within the 15 years I have only had 1 raise. I make 7.50 an hour. That’s .25 over the minimum wage. I’m not a high school student; I’m a 56 year old woman. Whenever they hire someone new, they pay them more than me. I’m fed up with this. I have been struggling to make ends meet for a long time. One of the bosses said that I am the only one that she can count…