Honorary degree

If you have an option, would you invest all the money that is put towards education or would you rather have a college degree with an enormous student loan debt? Do you think what you learn while attending college is going to help you have a certain skill that will be used often in your future career? In today’s society with the economic status being in a recession, companies will not hire someone who is not beneficial for their corporation. The companies base their hiring criteria on people’s…

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 noticeable…

of college still outweigh the cost? In recent research, it shows that people who are undergraduates are making less than people who actually attend college and get a degree. In the research paper Benefits of College Still Outweigh Costs, Fed Study Says, “Despite the recent struggles of college graduates, investing in a college degree may be more important than ever before because those who fail to do so are falling further and further behind.” In addition, other statistics show that college…

the idea that something valuable like an education has to cost more, and a lower cost gives students the idea that there is something wrong with that college or the degree they are providing. Although it could make sense that a low tuition would mean a lower education, a business degree is just a business degree. Any college that a degree comes from that student will have learned the same basic material at a costly school than at a low cost college. Additionally, if the of the same type of shoes…

mother has been in debt, and my father has had to struggle to help my mother. They encourage me to attend college, so I can have a better future. College is essential to me because it is the gateway to more opportunities. I plan to earn my bachelor 's degree in either counseling or social work, so I can help those who are in need. Attending college has always been a vision that I want to make real because of everything that I have…

American Dream,” by Glenn Llopis he talks about how now it 's harder to achieve the American Dream that its not as easy as it was before. “ Unlike the past, when all you needed was a college degree to increase your chances of achieving the dream” (Llopis) what this quote is saying is that now your college degree can get you close to your dream but once you are close to your dream or else you wont get another opportunity to achieve your dream. Also some people can 't achieve their dream because…

She found that she liked the way an office setting worked so she started to look around at different degrees. She was originally drawn to a degree in psychology but honestly only personal reasons and like the study of the topic and not that of the actuality of finding a job. Her newest endeavor that was pointed out in this paper is human resource management. This career move makes sense for…

It was a cold, brisk winter day in February. I was on my second visit to West Virginia University to determine if this was the school that I belonged to. However, this time was different than my last visit. I would be meeting with the Faculty Advisor for my major, Human Nutrition and Foods. This would be my make or break moment to whether or not I would be attending the school. When I met with my advisor Professor Adam Burda, I knew there was an immediate connection. While we were conversing,…

relationships strong. Throughout my hard work the results give me pleasure but the feelings of significance makes me even happier, I like to be recognized for what I have done and put effort into. This helps me with my goal of getting an A.A degree as well as a bachelor degree, because at the end, the graduation and diploma are symbols that others have seen your handwork. In conclusion, I’m a hard worker and want recognition for all the endless hours I put into a task. I stick to my moral…

However, there are several alternative routes for moving beyond the obstacles to have a successful career without a college degree. According to the “Twelve Inconvenient Truths about American Higher Education”, in 2008, there were 17 million college graduate students who worked and positioned in places where college education is not even required (Richard Vedder). Surprisingly…