The Importance Of College And Whether It Is Worth It

Everyone has their own opinion of whether acquiring a college degree beyond a high school diploma really matters or not. Every year many people enter into colleges with hopes of receiving a certification that somehow verifies four or more years of late night studying and doing researches. But by the end of the day, the one and only question that must be answered is “Is it really worth it and does it really matter?”

One of the main advantages of obtaining a higher education that many people cannot deny is a guaranteed future with a steady profession and income. Some statistics show that individuals with higher levels of education earn more and are more likely to be employed than others. One thing that we can easily realize that the more education one has the more opportunities they have, as long as their money, their effort and their time is willingly to be invested. There are more consequences coming from the higher education which not only provides better employment opportunities, but also influences health and provides knowledge to living healthy lifestyles. Secondly, being better educated means people’s knowledge and cognitive skills increase, which allows them to take into actions regarding to their health and to manage their medical care. Last but not least, higher education is connected to higher paying job with an income that ensure them the ability to live in neighborhoods where there is a wide access to recreational facilities and no crime threatening around.

Benefits also come with costs or disadvantages. When it comes to college, one of the biggest concerns is debt. The cost of college is very expensive and not everyone can afford the cost. That is why many students have to get a loan from the government to pay for the tuition, unless they have acquired full scholarschips.. The average annual price for studying college in America is 50000$. Every year the number of students taking on debt increases, but many of them failed to land well-paying jobs out of college, forcing them to bear the weight of paying off debt during the most vulnerable decade of their adult lives (Caitlin Zaloom, 2019). Therefore, another disadvantage of higher education is unemployment. There is a fact that most employers would rather hire people with experience over a degree because having experience and training shows you have skills which you can’t obtain during college. As a result, there is no guarantee that with higher education you will get a job after graduating.

Another big minus of obtaining a higher education is the delay of entering the real world as well as a lack in real world involvement, for at least four years. Going to college means that you miss the chance for valuable opportunities to work and accumulating the necessary skills, as well as learning and training. Majority of students do not feel they learn these skills in college, making the purpose of attending a four year of higher education useless.

We cannot deny the fact that the degree type as well as the career choice and the economy play a huge role in helping with the decision making of whether to further the education. Besides the mentioned pros and cons, people must also decide what their end goal in life is. Beyond that some say that ethic, not education, is extremely important in being able to succeed in the world. That's why it's not so serious that a person has to attend college to reap all the advantages or benefits that a person who did attend experienced.