A little over a week ago, my family and I made the three hour trek up to Madison, Wisconsin to drop my brother off at school. Walking down the main street of the of the capital of the "Cheese State", I noticed many signs and posters advertising help with student loans that could stretch over 200k in just the four years a student is attending the school (lets not even get into graduate school). I wondered if it really was worth draining your parents bank account or taking out huge loans to be able to hang a small piece of paper that says you graduated from a specific college. Or, was it more beneficial to get four years of work under your belt out of high school?
Not too long ago, CNBC posted a news article explaining the current college education system and if it really was worth the estimated 150k-200k to take part in higher education. The author, a man who went to both Northwestern and Columbia, reflected on some of his past classmates that were making more money than some of his same classmates that were able to graduate from high-end Ivy League schools. Private schools and public schools have exponentially increased due to lack of State funding and money that the Governments just don't have.
As many high school students are approaching the college years we have to ask our selves; is this college education really worth it? Nowadays if you don't go to college many employers wont even consider hiring you for a job. In addition, college tuition is only increasing and colleges are becoming harder to get into. Thus, many employers are only hiring successful college grads. It seems as if the only way to get a job is to go to college but does this fact place a burden on kids that cant afford it? Where are they to turn when they cant pay for expensive college education? Are there any benefits from not attending college out of high school?
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