Our society undervalues entrepreneurial work, trade skills, and it discourages young people from pursuing this type of education after high school. Now this isn’t a good thing for a few reasons. For example, tuition fees have gone through the roof to go to college over the last thirty years, and that means debts are increasing ridiculously. According to stats from CNBC, right now in the US, college related debts are over a trillion dollars. This debt is getting harder and harder to pay off too, because there are so limited jobs available for college graduates.
Through examinations of the lives of students, professors, and administrators, as well as journeys behind the walls of four drastically different college campuses, the film looks to discover if higher education is indeed, on the decline. With more than 14 million students at 4,200 colleges, serious questions are being raised about the quality of teaching and learning, retention and graduation rates and the skills of those who earn their diploma. “Declining by Degrees” takes viewers to college campuses around the country to hear firsthand from students, teachers and administrators who provide candid insights of the national problems and challenges facing higher education in America. It’s a topic too important to ignore. As Richard Hersh, former president of Trinity College and Hobert and William Smith College says, “Higher education is about the future.
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.
English 152 30 September 2013 Alcohol abuse effecting academic performance needs to be written about because there are strong cases for both sides of the argument, it is a current and interesting topic, and people need to be informed on how alcohol may be a direct cause of failing performance in school. A private college is a business, not all students go to college to party, and Alcohol on campus causes more problems than it is worth. Alcohol abuse on campus affects student’s academic performance negatively. A private college is a business. Parents spend a lot of money for their son or daughter to better them through higher education.
One important answer to this question is opportunity. As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are unable to obtain the number of high-paying jobs that were once available. (College View) The U.S. has been transformed from a manufacturing-based economy to an economy based on knowledge, and the importance of a college education today can be compared to that of a high school education forty years ago. Even though college can be a big load on people’s shoulder, it has opened a lot of doors for many college students. Going to college or a university serves as the gateway to better options, and more opportunity.
Joyce Amoako November 03, 2011 The article “The Common App Fallacy” written by Damon Beres is about, the drift of applications for getting in to college throughout America. The writer explained both the sides of the application for the entrance process in to the universities and colleges. The growing amount of application is another scheme of universities to make business and on the other hand a large amount of students does not get in the colleges where they deserve to be. . The writer at the same time inspires New York University, in which he was an undergraduate student, to abandon Common Application so as to grant admissions to those who are truly interested in it.
Why College Students Should Not Have Credit Cards In today’s society, credit cards are an imminent structure of the economy. The process is initiated at the entrance of college in which credit card companies notoriously target college students. Applications are mailed almost immediately at the ripe age of eight-teen, and presented all over college campuses. Under customary credit requirements, most students would be denied credit due to no credit history or minimal or no income. The anticipation of shopping for what you desire and not having to pay the bill right away is used to entice many of us.
I decided to go back to school and get a college education, I knew my work schedule would not permit me to go into an actual classroom so i opted for the next best, online college. Why is college education is important?The U.S. has been transformed from a manufacturing based economy on knowledge,and the importance of a college education today can be compared to that of a high school education forty years ago. One important answer to this question is more opportunity to get that promotion and move ahead to a better brighter future. During our high school careers many students ask themselves the same question. The answer is that, more than ever a college education is necessary.
This is when I realized how important a college education really was. Just a few generations ago, a High school diploma was all that was desired from applicants as far as education was concerned. Most folks didn’t even finish high school and quit to work on the family farm or join the military. The United States has been transformed from a manufacturing country, to a county whose economy is based on technology and knowledge. Education and higher learning are necessary to create and maintain technology.
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?