The debate about whether attending college is worth the money and time commitment is a pressing topic for both parents and high school graduates alike. With all the uncertainties and fears regarding the state of the economy and the unstable job market, parents and students have the right to question whether or not college is the right choice for them. Although attending college can be an expensive and time consuming endeavor, college is worth the money and time investment because, college graduates can earn more money throughout their working lifetime, it can help set up a family trend for future generations to attend college, it can provide increased job opportunities, and college graduates have a better chances of finding fulfillment in their career choices. One reason graduating from college is worth the cost and the time investment is because, a college graduate can earn more money throughout their working lifetime than an individual without a college degree. This means that over a forty year timespan of working, college graduates can earn more money over those forty years of working than students who did not pursue any kind of college degree. In “Yes, A College Education Is Worth The Cost,” an essay by Rodney Smith, , Smith provides statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), according to the BLS, college graduates with a bachelor’s degree on average earn $412 a week more than individuals who only have a high school diploma, and graduates with doctoral degrees can earn $924 a week more than high school graduates. These statistics help show that students with some type of college degree, statistically has a better chance of making more money throughout their life than students without any form of college education. These statistics also help show that the trend of earning higher wages continues the higher your degree is, for example graduate degree earners can earn more money than undergraduate degree earners. Another reason college education is worth the cost and the time is because, students whose parents didn’t attend college are less likely to go to college themselves, compared to students whose parents did attend college. So not only is college beneficial for the student themselves, but it can help set up a family trend of attending college for future generations to come. A great example of this is given again by Smith in his essay “Yes, A College Education Is Worth The Cost,” when Smith writes about the time his grandfather dug up the family savings to send Smith’s father to college, which in turn led to Smith following in his father 's footsteps and attending college as well, which subsequently led to Smith 's own children also pursuing higher education. In other words, going to college and obtaining a college degree isn’t beneficial for the student themselves, but it can also help motivate and inspire the future generations to come, like their own children or grandchildren in attending college as well. In addition, obtaining a college degree opens up more doors to better paying jobs that non-college graduates are not qualified to do because they didn 't go to college.
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Also, having a college degree gives students a better chance of finding a job and they are less likely to be unemployed. In “ Plan B: Skip College,” a op-ed piece written by Jacques Steinberg a senior editor for education initiative at The New York Times, Steinberg wrote, “People with college and graduate degrees face lower risks of unemployment, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” Also, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Rodney Smith 's essay, “Yes, A College Education Is Worth The Cost,” show that in 2010: 10.3% of people with only a high school diplomas were unemployed, while only 5.4% of people with bachelor’s degrees were unemployed, and only 1.9% of people with doctoral degrees were unemployed. These statistics help show that the less amount of education an individual has, the higher their chances of being unemployed are. Perhaps the most important reason attending college is worth the time and eh money is because, students who graduate from college have the opportunity to work in a career that they enjoy doing, instead of just
Also, having a college degree gives students a better chance of finding a job and they are less likely to be unemployed. In “ Plan B: Skip College,” a op-ed piece written by Jacques Steinberg a senior editor for education initiative at The New York Times, Steinberg wrote, “People with college and graduate degrees face lower risks of unemployment, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” Also, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Rodney Smith 's essay, “Yes, A College Education Is Worth The Cost,” show that in 2010: 10.3% of people with only a high school diplomas were unemployed, while only 5.4% of people with bachelor’s degrees were unemployed, and only 1.9% of people with doctoral degrees were unemployed. These statistics help show that the less amount of education an individual has, the higher their chances of being unemployed are. Perhaps the most important reason attending college is worth the time and eh money is because, students who graduate from college have the opportunity to work in a career that they enjoy doing, instead of just