Credit Cards and Student Loans are unavoidable. Attending college or a university is a huge step for many graduating high school students. It's a transition from a teenager to a full functioning adult, but for many students this means freedom from blabbering parents. What they don't understand however, is that this transition also calls for responsibility, not only responsibility for school but also for monetary reasons. Nowadays Community colleges, four-year Universities, and Private Universities are more expensive than ever.
Only I think of the ‘luxury’ as being able to step into and attend college classes daily. Many students are denied the privilege to even be accepted to a university based on their income, ability to pay for tuition costs, and time juggling a full time job. While I agree that trade schools and training program degrees may be appropriate for many individuals, I personally think that one obtains a well-rounded education when taking classes in the Liberal Arts and can obtain more ‘real world’ training if laid off from employment and forced to take an unfamiliar job. Many need to be able to continue to provide for themselves, and often a family with no advisement or help from others. I agree again with Ungar on his theory that “it is often difficult to explain the advantages of a liberal-arts education to people from other cultures, where it is common to
Financial Aid for College Students Desi Curry Everest Online University ENC1101-111 Financial Aid for College Students Many people say that they cannot attend college because they can’t pay for it. I can agree that college can be expensive, but there are plenty of ways to make college affordable. The average cost of a private, four-year College is well over $20,000 per academic year. (Scholarships.org, 1999-2011) Divide this figure in half and you have the average tuition for a public university; in half again, the still formidable tuition at a community college. (Scholarships.org, 1999-2011) This can be overwhelming to some people and be a stumbling block for furthering their education.
Knowing I’ll be in debt for years due to student loans, the constant stress of studying, and the possibility of not finding a career are all thoughts that have led me to ask, “is it worth it”? It’s a common theory that attending college and earning a degree is a path to pursue when looking at various career options. However, there are several factors that contribute to the worth of a college degree. The majority of people seem to ignore several of these important factors while making life changing decisions about college, and their future as a whole. However, the major question at issue here is simply related to money in, money out.
A college education, in the world today, allows you to advance in society and earn more money no matter what level you achieve. The workforce is changing so fast regarding degree level to have. When I was graduation high school most people were only obtaining an associate degree. Now the workforce requires you to have a minimal of a bachelor degree for entry level jobs. With the struggles of inflation and the lack of well paying jobs for the young graduates, affording an education after high school is almost impossible.
Bijena Adhikari Jerome Parent English 121-56I 03/29/2012 The value of college In this century “the value of college” has been a big debate among the parents, student and the professor themselves. College is not a gateway which guarantees better jobs and better salaries, but it definitely makes a huge difference while accruing one. College is a guideline for stepping out in a real world and tackling real problems. While the tuition fees are increasing every year so as the curiosity, is it worth spending that huge amount of money? And after graduating will there be a secured job?
With the rising tuition education is going to be very hard to acquire. So it is time for America to change and find a way to lower these ridiculous prices. A College Board report found that about 66% of students who earned a bachelor's degree in 2008 graduated with a substantial amount of debt. This proves that the cost of tuition is rising and in another report, it determined that the average debt of the class of 2008 owed $23,200. This was determined by the Project on student debt, a non profit organization.
Let's face it, most people go to college only for the title of being called a "college student." For some young people like myself, it is a great time to get away from home and become independent without losing the financial support from my parents. So, is college worth it? "Indeed, a college education is the best investment an American can make, and return on that investment is growing. College graduates earn more than $1 million more over their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.
Most of the money the government gives its students ends up being paid back one way or another. The government claims they will give students financial aid but it is not enough to go through the average 4 years of college debt free, unless they are one of the lucky few who get full scholarships for being extraordinary whether it be in academics, sports, or another extracurricular activity. It is not everyone who even gets financial aid. Financial aid is based on the financial history of a family, and that determines how much a family is able to contribute to one's education. Families are given an amount that they are expected to contribute yet they end up paying way over that amount.
You know, all the classy gentlemen go to college, or at least that’s what tradition says. College or university might be the mainstream and what`s becoming the normal thing to do, and with our society’s view right now, anyone who doesn’t attend post-secondary education could be seen as a lower class citizen, which isn`t a good thing. The university/college situation right now is set up to be so high pressure for young people leaving high school. But we have to consider that more degrees correlate with higher unemployment rate. Our society undervalues entrepreneurial work, trade skills, and it discourages young people from pursuing this type of education after high school.