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The Price of Success Attending college was an inconceivable thought for me when I was ten years old. When I was growing up neither of my parents had a college degree and both worked exceptionally hard to make a living. I did not like school and was so glad I had eight years of school left, and I was done forever; however, my mom and dad quit their jobs to live with my grandpa while my mom acquired her nursing degree. I was both excited to be moving, but I did not understand why anyone would take…

attainment for downtown residents 25 to 64 years old (2006 Census) Type of educational attainment Frequency Percent(%) No certificate, diploma or degree 2,470 7.9 High school certificate or equivalent 5,725 18.3 Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 1,680 5.4 College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 5,310 17.1 University certificate or diploma below bachelor 's level 2,030 6.5 Bachelor 's degree 8,955…

In today’s society there is a growing amount of pressure and expectation for students to go directly to college after receiving their high school diploma. Many oppose directly attending college due to the rising cost of tuition and the fact that earning a degree does not guarantee a job. These disadvantages do not compare to the overwhelming advantages of attending college. While attending college you obtain knowledge, experience, and a greater chance at employment while also gaining skills and…

“What is the main purpose of going to college or university” Those people who finished up with high school, they might be thinking about whether to continue their higher education by starting with college or university. There are diverse ideas and opinion related to the main purpose of why people attending college or university. According to Michelle Adam’s article “Is college worth it” the two main causes for people going to college or university are either personal and intellectual growth or…

said student was able to get a good job maybe have a family. In the past a high school diploma was not taken for granted, a high school diploma was a big deal. Sadly over the last decade or so the value of a high school education has fallen. Next college was a valuable level of education for a young person. College was considered valuable and employers stressed having a college degree over a high school diploma. Seeing the new trend partnered by tremendous costs for higher education, and growing…

Catherine Rampell, the author of the article, College is still a Good Investment, states that “today the college-educated worker earns about 82 percent more” than someone with only a high school diploma (2014). This reveals that in order to live better and more comfortable and sustainable life, more education is needed. One economic benefit is that “having a higher concentration of college graduates in a local economy increases the wages of not only…

“typically those at the bottom of the totem pole-positions requiring unskilled labor” and during an economic downturn, “the unemployment rate among college graduate is substantially lower than the unemployment rate among employees with only a high school diploma.” (Business news daily). Moreover, applicants with college thinking skills will be more satisfied with their professions than those with a non-college degree. Problem solving, for instance, can be resolved and applied to the current…

the job market is very competitive. Today one out of three college graduates have jobs that someone with a high school diploma can get. Also today there are to many students earning degrees, which has lowered the value of a bachelors degree. Imagine if even more students got the degree. More students having degrees also would make the number of college grads with high school diploma jobs even higher (“Is College Education Worth It?”). If someone went to college for three to five years they would…

workers who have only a high-school diploma,” proving that despite the economic cost college pays itself. The article also highlights unemployment rates, which seem to be an overplayed card used to defend the unnecessity of higher education. It demonstrates the impact of a college degree even in hard times where unemployment affects Americans with and without a career. The graphs presented by White shows how the unemployment rate for recent high school diploma holders in 2012 was 17.8%, compared…

concluded that college-educated young adults were significantly less likely to be unemployed than their less-educated counter-parts. Only 3.8% of college graduates were unemployed while the unemployment rate for people who only hold a high school diploma is a whopping 12.2%. A degree may not ensure a career, but statistically speaking obtaining one means people are four times less likely to be unemployed. The National Coalition for the Homeless reports that of the homeless population in the…