`` Yes A College Education Is Worth The Cost `` By Rodney Smith

In the essay “College Value Goes Deeper Than the Degree” author Eric Hoover claims a college education is important to one 's well-being so they can get a job and be productive in other parts of life. Promoters of higher education have long emphasized how beneficial college’s value and its purpose. Many believe the notion that colleges teach students are life skills to apply anywhere, they also work hard to earn a degree and learn specific marketable skills which they can use to get a good job. Though obtaining a college education and a degree is helpful in countless of ways, it is not necessary to pursue a college degree in world where a college degree is seen different now, people without turn out fine, the growing average of debt that students who attend college have to pay off and people without a degree can obtain many jobs that do not require college degrees.

The topic of “Are Too Many People Going to College?” was presented by Charles Murray, the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise. In today’s world college is a must due to many employers seeking educated individuals. Murray develops an interesting conversation by demonstrating that many high school graduates who are seeking to go to college do not need a degree depending on their career paths. Murray provides the analogy of a high school graduate who is looking to become an electrician but is not sure if college is the most logical decision. Murray acknowledges the fact that a B.A. does not necessarily led to a higher income than one with a degree. The logical argument of money is brought to attention and is stated “the income for the top people in a wide variety of occupations that do not require a college degree is higher than the average income for many occupations that require a B.A.” (Murray 247). Although this is his main point, he understand that it varies due to the occupation one is leaning towards. There has been individuals without a college degree that are making millions of dollars, but it varies. Murray claims that getting a B.A. is going to be the wrong economic decision for many high school graduates (Murray 246); however not everyone wants to be an electrician or any other hand held jobs that doesn’t necessarily need a degree, but if one wants to be a lawyer, doctor, or anything require a degree, college is the answer. Having a degree in a

The rise of college tuition along with room and board have lead many to believe that college isn’t worth the money. This among with the other factors of how getting a job into society is more difficult and that a college degree no longer competitive due to the high abundance of them. On the other side, many others urge the importance of a degree. They bring up how more jobs today require degrees, the return investment, and many other things.

Have you ever just stopped to think about what it must be like to be “qualified” for a job yet be unemployed and homeless? Starving on the streets because you paid everything you had to an institution that was supposed to guarantee a better life, a more stable and successful career. Obviously this is an extreme case, not everyone who pays for college ends up living on the streets and broke, but almost every college graduate is in debt. For as long as college has been around it has always meant a better life, it’s always been that people who went to college were more successful, smarter, and would make way more money than someone who didn’t go to college ever would. Lately, however, college has become so expensive that going to college will more than likely leave you in debt working for years upon years just to pay back what you owe and then start making money for yourself.

Opponents may argue that pursuing higher education is an investment for the future that will aid in one’s future finances, however, the costs of college, both opportunity and monetary, far outweigh the benefits. Nemko also addresses the counterargument by accentuating that many college graduates serve jobs below the value of their degrees because they pay more through the stories of Jill Plesnarski and Brian Morris.

It has been a heavily debated topic over whether college is worth it or not. In “College’s Value,” college professor Eric Hoover explains his studies of college degrees and concludes that attending college has greater benefits than we expect. Nowadays, when families think of college, they think about the amount of financial burden instead of what they will gain from attending. In this article, Hoover states, “Yet the perceived benefits of attending college go well beyond the dollars” (Hoover 1). He writes how diplomas help receive better and higher paying jobs. Hoover is persuasive by using statistics, interviews with undergraduates and graduates, and acknowledging the opposing views as well as refuting them.

In USA Today essay, Yes, “A College Education Is Worth The Costs”, writer Rodney K. Smith begins his essay by painting a very vivid picture of a student in debt, and angry about his lack of job. Coming from a family that values education, the writer stands for pursuing knowledge in order to succeed in life. With this believes, the writer’s purpose for this essay is to reassure and reinforce the necessity of education in life. Smith hopes he can help push people to go to school, and have a good career which provides for themselves or even their families. Also, he wants to give them a better understanding of the importance of an education. Smith uses both logos and pathos in his essay to help enforce his argument.

Americans have always believed that going to college is beneficial in many aspects and leads to a promising financial future.Recently, people have started to challenge this belief. Back in the day, if you had a college degree you were almost guaranteed a job. As Sir Ken Robinson puts it “You’re better having a degree than not, but it's not a guarantee”. Robinson has a valid argument; education trumps ignorance, but at the same, you don’t always have a high paying job waiting for you. Common sense seems to dictate that if their isn’t a job awaiting you then why waste money on a degree? This imposes another debate; are colleges worth the price of admission? In Andrew Hacker’s recent studies, Hacker seeked to compose an answer. He concluded that

Advocates of this form of higher education contend “a college degree is certainly no guarantee of financial success, but it is nearly a prerequisite for moving up the income ladder if you're poor” (Rampell 1). While college has the ability to aid in the advancement of a person’s financial standing, it proves to be a fruitless investment for some students. Even with the accreditation a diploma offers, millions of graduates struggle to earn a salary that ensures the benefits of their major investment. Academic philosopher Gary Jason insists “the rising price of college tends to erase the potential returns of a college education for students of only average ability” (Jason 1). The essence of Jason’s argument is that with a multitude of programs available as an appropriate substitute, college proves to be a waste of time and money for students pursuing careers that do not demand a diploma. The financial burden of college is growing, and in some cases, it cancels out the benefits. Believers in the college dream’s claim rests on the questionable assumption that all students will successfully obtain a diploma and follow a career path that will result in profits from the

In the debate about whether college is worth attending, many argue that college is worth it but others argue that college is not worth it. Those who argue that college is worth it contend to say that college graduates make more money, college allows students to explore career options, and not going to college will cost people more money in the future but on the other hand, those who argue that college is not worth it contend to say that college graduates are employed in jobs that do not require degrees, students who do not graduate waste their own money and the governments money, and student debt can cause another financial crisis for students who are already struggling with financial aid. While it is true that college does cause many problems already, college is worth attending and worth all the problems at the end of the road.

As young adults graduate from high school, they wonder whether they should pursue a higher education or not. The debate on the cost of college and its worth has been a highly discussed topic for decades. Most kids most likely won’t attend college because they claim it’s too expensive and it’s not worth the cost. But college is more than just a building with an expensive price tag that people attend, it’s an experience, it’s a segue to personal and financial prosperity.

57% say that higher education has failed to provide a good value to graduates, while 75% say that college is too expensive for most Americans to afford (Pew). Around two-thirds of uneducated young adults cite money as a major factor in skipping a degree, particularly in regards to familial responsibilities. Working-class people with real obligations can’t afford to take on tens of thousands of dollars in student debt, especially when the returns on that investment have become increasingly dubious.

We are raised to believe that a college degree is needed in order to succeed in life. Constant lecturing from guidance counselors, teachers, and parents about the importance of higher education make students afraid to even consider the option of not attending. Numerous studies have shown that those will a college degree make up to one million dollars more than those without a degree. But as inflation causes increasing college tuition costs, is attending college really worth it? Experts everywhere debate on the topic and highly suggest students to consider if the cost of tuition is worth the education.

If typical American families were asked to define the importance of modern day young adults attending college and earning a degree for their long term success, the overwhelming majority would strongly attest that higher education is not just important, but essential if long term financial and occupational success is to be sought in today’s insufficient job market. This widespread belief isn’t inaccurate by any means, either- various statistics prove it to be a logical assumption. For example, 2012 data concludes that “full-time workers with bachelor's degrees earned 60 percent more than workers with just a high school diploma” (Holland). Why then, are so many young students concerned with college acting simultaneously as a hindrance for their ambitions, rather than solely a benefit? Indeed, the modern cost of attending a college or university places a seemingly innumerous financial burden that limits the very opportunities higher education seeks to provide. Average tuition, fees, and room and board at a private, non-profit, four-year college grew from $30,664 in 2000-01 to $42,419 in 2014-2015; at public, four-year schools, costs for the 2014-15 school year, at $18,943, shot up from $11,635 in 2000-01 (Holland). The consequences of universities’ unreasonably high fiscal standards are proving to be detrimental towards the growth potential and likelihood of standard success in prospective, current, and

In both “Stop scaring students,” by Devorah Lieberman and “college is a waste of time and money,” by Caroline bird. The authors argue the worth of a college education. The topics addressed in the articles are a worthy subject for college-level students to discuss due to the fact that in both articles Lieberman and Bird discusses that so many people tell college students that college is a waste of time and its only really worth it if you’re going to go to get a bachelor or doctorate degree. Both Lieberman and Bird have strong views toward how much a college education is worth; however, both articles discussed provided supportive reasoning towards both sides of the argument being presented, which is helpful for students when trying to decide whether college is more of a win or lose situation.