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Andrew Chan

Ms. Marcarian

English IV Period 7

30 January 2014

College Educaion! Is i "orh he #rou$le%

College is considered as he $es choice in li&e &or a eenager $u here is e'ensi(e

e(idence o he conrary. I is synony)ous wih *ros*eriy and high social class $u here are

growing *ro$le)s wih he higher educaion syse) ha sways hese srongly held ideas.

Pro$le)s such as e'*ensi(e uiion coss+ high suden loans+ and une)*loy)en *lague )any o&

hose who graduae &ro) college. Also )any sudens are inade,uaely rained &or he -o$ )are

$ecause o& e'raneous college classes. A recen sudy showed ha /)ore han hal& o& A)ericas

recen college graduaes are eiher une)*loyed or woring in a -o$ ha doesn re,uire a

$achelors degree"eiss)ann. #he $oo) line is ha he de$ and econo)ic uncerainy ha

)os college graduaes &ace no longer )aes college he de&aul o*ion a&er high school.

uden loan de$ is he )a-or issue ha a&&ecs he )a-oriy o& college sudens. In a 2010

sur(ey $y he Chronicle of Higher Education+ )ore han hal& o& college &resh)en *lanned o use

loans o *ay &or heir educaion 5enne and "ile6ol 4. o only do )os sudens $orrow $u

he a(erage de$ in 2012 was 829+000 Ellis. #his is al)os a 300: increase when co)*ared o

he 89+79; a(erage de$ in 1990 loan de$s can ne(er $e discharged in $anru*cy 5enne

and "ile6ol ?. #hese de$s are see)ingly i)*ossi$le o *ay o&& &or a *erson &resh ou o& college

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in a ough econo)y. A sudy &ro) @ugers ni(ersiy showed ha he )edia saring salary &or

graduaes o& a &our>year college was 827+000 in 2010 5enne and "ile6ol ;. udens and

*arens are (ery in he dar a$ou wha hey are geing &or heir )oney and are )aing

unin&or)ed o*inions ha allow colleges o earn a large *ro&i while lea(ing he consu)ers wih

only de$. I& *eo*le )ade $eer choices a$ou aending college+ hese insiuions would no $e

allowed o ge away wih e'*ensi(e uiion.

Parens *ush heir children o college $ecause hey )ay &eel ha hey are doing he) a

disser(ice and $ecause e(eryone else is going. #hey also see) o $elie(e ha a degree is worh

geing a any cos. Peer #hiel+ a $illionaire (enure ca*ialis+ e'*lains ha /)any A)ericans

are enrolling in college wihou e'*loring heir )oi(aions &or e'acly why hey are doing so

,d. in 5enne and "ile6ol 11. E(en &urher+ he idea ha a &our>year educaion is necessary &or

e(eryone )us $e discarded 5enne and "ile6ol 1B2. o)e argue ha a $achelors degree

increases your ,ualiy o& li&e $y showing ha hose wih a degree earn a**ro'i)aely 81 )illion

dollars )ore han hose who don and also ha(e higher e)*loy)en raes 5enne and "ile6ol

1B3. #hese are (alid argu)ens $u hey do no ae ino accoun he curren sae o& our

econo)y and he *ossi$iliy o& oher *ahs in li&e.. @ecenly+ he une)*loy)en rae &or recen

graduaes has $een around ?0 *ercen 5enne and "ile6ol 1B?. rian Vasan+ *residen o&

Por)on College+ says+ /...sudens should chec ou alernai(es o college degree / ,d. in

riscoll. Peo*le do no need an e'*ensi(e degree o $uild a career ha will creae a sais&ying

li&e. Many who see college as he only course in li&e end o o(erloo oher (ia$le alernai(es

such as he )iliary+ co))uniy college+ and enre*reneurshi*. Joining he )iliary o&&ers

$ene&is o& *aying &or your educaion while you ser(e aci(e duy and you also earn (alua$le

e'*erience ha e)*loyers see &or leadershi* *osiions D? Miliary Myhs 5#EFD ..

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"hile he $ene&is o& co))uniy college are a uiion ha is one>enh he uiion o& o& a &our>

year college+ less i)e in(esed+ and )ore classes ha s*eciali6e in e)*loya$le sills

=enderson. Gour li&e is no o(er i& you don aend college as )any would ha(e you $elie(e.

5enne and "ile6ol $elie(e ha /in he end characer rais and inelligence are )ore i)*oran

han any *iece o& shee*sin 1BB. Peo*le who don ge a degree can sill &ind rewarding wor

and lead a &ul&illing li&e.

nless you ge ino he o* schools in he counry+ he reurn>on>in(es)en @HI on

your educaion does no -usi&y how )uch you s*end. An analysis $y Paycale re(ealed ha

/a$ou wo hundred insiuions o& higher learning ha(e a negai(e hiry>year ne @HI 5enne

and "ile6ol 10?. An e'a)*le o& his is Meredih College wich coss 8142+000 o(er &our years

$u o(er hiry years you will ha(e earned 8179+000 less han i& you didn go5enne and

"ile6ol 107. I is clear ha here are $eer alernai(es han aending so)e colleges. An

e'*lanaion &or he *oor @HI o& so)e schools is ha hey s*eciali6e in &ields ha are no

&inancially sound. #he Ar Insiue o& Chicago has a uiion cos o& 8214+300 $u you lose

8103+000 o(er hiry years5enne and "ile6ol 114. enerally+ li$eral ar colleges end o ha(e

lower reurn>on>in(es)ens han science+echnology+engineering+ and )ah colleges. #hese

saisics do no ae ino accoun he )oi(aion and inelligence o& he *erson $u e(en i& hey

did going o a school ha does no o&&er he $es deal when here are oher o*ions is no s)ar. I&

you are ineresed only in geing he $es use ou o& your dollar hen so)e schools are disincly

$eer han ohers. In a i)e where he econo)y is *oor+ he wise hing o do is o ge he )os

ou o& your )oney.