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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…

Is College Really Worth The Cost? In “What is a College Education Really Worth?” Naomi Schaefer Riley claims that a college education these days is just considered as a credential needed to prove your skill level, and is not worth the money you are paying for it. Instead she suggests that students graduating high school should be put through a program similar to an apprenticeship, where they can learn all the necessary skills to be effective at the job they are trying to receive. Although,…

current dollars at all universities in the 1990-91 school year was $6,562, it nearly tripled to an average cost of $17,143 by the 2008-09 school year. [1] These statistics leave many questions in people’s minds and the biggest question is, if getting a diploma is actually worth the monetary struggle. When looking at the statistics it is very easy to answer “no” to this question especially since according to the IES, the average income of male bachelor’s degree recipients in 1995 was $49,300…

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…

As graduation approaches many high school students are deciding whether to go to college or not. Many of those students are deciding not to go because of the rising costs of tuition, and wondering if the value of the education is equal to the amount of money they are paying. Although many student believe college is not worth the financial 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…

Exploring the Accelerated Nursing Program Introduction to Nursing Karissa Rice University of Missouri – Kansas City Over the years, nursing has become a growing field. There has been talk since I can remember in high school about the shortage of nursing. The field is requiring more nurses as previous nurses are retiring and a variety of field’s are expanding. The shortage is still seen today, it is thought the nursing shortage will become more serious within 10 years (Ellis & Hartley,…

education makes more than the average person with a high school diploma. “Americans with four-year college degrees made 98 percent more an hour on average in 2013 than people without a degree” (Leonhardt 33). I believe that does not mean that the average college graduate makes more than the average entrepreneur, musician, athlete. My mother and father are both successful entrepreneurs and my mother nothing more than a high school diploma, while my father has his master’s degree in accounting.…

There are many levels of education; furthermore some are generally more lucrative than others. Money enables one to purchase needs and wants, since some levels of education on average pay higher than others, as a result those who have higher educations will be able to purchase more needs and wants, consequently leading to a higher quality of life. Research is going to show that there is a strong positive relationship between education and quality of life. Quality of life was used over income as…

One person is a black male who does not have a high school diploma, while the other two, an Italian female and a black male, whom both completed high school. None of these interviewees chose to pursue college. The answers of the younger group were similar as well. Two of the three individuals completed high school…

As it is I am the only person in my immediate family to graduate with a high school diploma. That was really important to my mother and father. At the time I just assumed that was the norm. My mom did go back and get her GED which really showed me it is never too late to still learn. My father was a high school drop but still a very smart man. He could fix anything and was just a natural problem solver. I was the only child born from my mother and father. My father went on to have three more…