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Regarding the Worth of College In this paper I will be arguing for why college is worth it. Worth in this context is going to be thought of in terms of quality of job, rid of debt at some point, and more options open to a person. The reason for questioning why college would not be worth it is as follows: As price of school increases and jobs are not promised many students such as myself wonder if going to college is worth it. A four year degree alone can rack up debt. I have found completing a…

Approximately 70% of high school seniors in America will enroll in college. That college experience will affect them, not only career-wise but individually. In the essay “College Pressures,” William Zinsser defines the common stresses an average student may go through during their enrollment from his perspective of the master of Branford College. Zinsser informs the reader about the types of tensions that may occur and encourages them to improve the student experience by producing the best…

In this essay, “College Prepares People for Life,” by Freeman Hrabowski portrays the notion that college is an absolute requirement to prepare students for “THE REAL WORLD”. Hrabowski embellishes the fact that without college, students are not going to be ready for the competitive job market and won’t be able to reach a high level of success if they don’t have the college experience. Yes Hrabowski point of view is completely understandable because in today’s society college has become such a…

College is well worth the effort because there are countless financial and personal benefits presented when one has received a degree. College has multiple financial benefits. College graduates earn more money than those with only a high school diploma. According to David Leonhardt, author of “Is College Worth It, Clearly New Data Say,” Americans with four-year degrees made approximately 98 percent…

As 2015 is shortly coming to a close we are still experiencing the age old debate of the importance of a higher education, more specifically a college degree. Is a college degree really necessary in our society today? Is a degree worth that much of your time and not the mention the debt that comes along with it? According to CNN Money, a college degree, despite all the factors involved, is still worth it. Although tuition has been continually rising and wages have been falling those workers…

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…

My Motivation: What motivates me the most to pursue a college degree is that I will be the first person in my family to receive one. My grandmother is the backbone behind this motivation because she was always making sure that academics came first in my life. There was rarely a day that I would come home and she would not ask me questions about my homework, asking what I learned in school, or even looked over my homework. As I got older, she made sure I was a part of a college prep program…

Technical College Tuition Should Be Paid Through Taxes for students That Maintain 3.0 GPA For the Students that maintain a gpa 3.0 plus the first two years at a community technical college should be pain through the taxes. And yes we will have more taxes to pay at the end, but more student will be able to go to school, and education is something that can’t be done just fast, and quick so that’s why I think its good idea to have our state to pay for the first two years of technical college so…

“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…

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…