Is the College Education worth the Effort and Cost?

INTRODUCTION:

Education is the need to uplift the society and to nurture the basic quality of the child. Higher education, now-a-days, is becoming so much expensive that a student need to re-think about their choice of career. Right now, education is no longer an option or a privilege rather than a necessity. We are practically raised by this saying that people are succeeded and get pride by only education.

Technology is being advanced put a question forward that really college education is needed to gain success in life. There are many examples where people had not entered into any college premises but made their career touch the sky[1].

WHY COLLEGE IS NOT NECESSARY:

Going to college, spending huge money on education does not guarantee one to get a well-paid job, prestige in society. Sometimes it become very difficult to get job right after graduation or finishing college. It is hard out for recent graduates to find a good job or choice of job since there is so much competition due to the increasing accessibility of a college education.

Sometimes job and salary is not enough for graduates to pay off all the debt that their college education has given to them[2]. As the competition to get a decent job is increasing, it is close to impossible to obtain a high paying job without at least a graduate degree.

Each and every investment has some portion of risk, and therefore students are required to fully understand the cost and effort they are putting into their college education, and obtain sufficient information regarding the potential earnings they may receive.

WHY EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT:

College education is necessary to equip individuals with skills, knowledge, attitude that will make him more adaptable to emerging high profile society. Job applicants holding college degree occupy entry level functions in organizations, and deliver best of their knowledge.

A person gets affective development, understands his moral ethics and values, practical competence by taking college education[3].

CONCLUSION:

College education has its pros and cons. You can take the pessimistic view about it and think that college is a waste of money and time, or it can be looked at as a challenging and exiting new frontier.

In conclusion, College education does not only provide people with information and knowledge, but also teach life skills that make them think critically and rationally. This means that individuals who go through college are able to break down and reconstruct complicated issues, as well as solve problems effectively.

Additionally, other benefits of earning a college degree include inculcating valuable communication and inter-personal skills that have a positive impact on every aspect of an individual's life.

Hence, going through college enables a person to communicate concisely, clearly, and persuasively that may help him or her secure the perfect job and improve career prospects. The social networks established during college days also have lifelong benefits. Therefore, college education assists individuals to make better decisions concerning their personal and professional lives.