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through a college education. Higher education has been lamanted as “an economic imperative”(Owen and Sawhill 208) that can no longer be seen as optional or supplemental for people hoping to to attain a job in the workforce. This means that without getting a degree, you are not only shirking your responsibility as a functioning member of society, but you are also cutting yourself out of your own possible economic prospects. This relatively new attitude towards higher learning resulted in…

decision makers higher up and enabling everyone in the organization to contribute and make better choices (Martin, 2010). The employee is now not only the brain but also the arms and legs of the organization. He is both a chooser and a doer. Employees are made to feel empowered, and the whole organization…

their financial needs to pay for college. “Homeless on Campus,” by Eleanor J. Bader, discusses her opinion on homeless students not receiving the help or education they need. Poverty is impacting the graduation rate, making those who can’t afford a higher education to dropout and most likely become in debt. “Without housing, access to a work space, or access to a shower, students’ lives suffer, their grades…

Strange as it may be college tuition always seems to get higher as more money flows into the monetary system of the U.S. and not many see the dangers this poses to every…

I pursued my undergraduate degree, I had the privilege to work with campus administrators in the Office of Student Activities, thanks to the recommendation of my advisor. I will be forever grateful for that opportunity as it sparked my interest in higher education and in student success. Additional positions as student ambassador and orientation leader provided me the opportunity to help students who were lost like I was on the first day, and assist in their transition into college. At the end…

investment, there are many benefits in going to college other than obtaining a degree, making it worth the financial investment because it helps you acquire higher pay at your job, become a critical thinker and makes your chances of getting a job increase. While you may end up having to pay the high cost of tuition, in the end you will receive a higher pay than if you hadn’t gone to college. In “Plan B:Skip College” Jacques Steinburg uses figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stating,…

toward receiving the International Right of Way Agent Designation, the edge required to compete for higher level positions with the City of Fort Collins, and positively impacts the eligibility for future employment with the Federal government. Completing my education and pursuing a higher-level career will in turn assist in elevating my financial and family goals. The snowball effect from getting a higher-level education and reaching my career goals will provide the financial ability to help my…

self-fulfillment, then points out the problems of higher education. In her lifetime, Magdalena Kay acquired her Bachelor of Arts at Harvard and PhD at UC Berkeley. Dr. Kay now teaches British and Irish literature at the University of Victoria. Kay claims that a change must be done to problems within higher education such as, the increase of tuition, the decline of college ideals, college’s true purpose, etc., in order to save the future of higher education. College education is a “work factory”,…

Online Learning or (eLearning) has been a staple of higher education for a while now. Since the rise of the Internet, Universities have all been able, in various ways, to utilize the newfound technology to help make learning more accessible to students as well as management for faculty (Picciano, 2016). Since many courses and programs (degrees) are offered via Course Management Systems (CMS) or Learning Management Systems (LMS) as opposed to the traditional classroom approach, even registration…

expensive that it is an investment in your life that will definitely pay out in the long run. In addition to making more money, the unemployment rate of those with higher education is a lot less compared to those without. An article from the National Center for Education Statics explains, “The employment rate was higher for those with higher levels of educational attainment. For example, in 2015, the employment rate for…