Great article by Robin Lloyd on why a college education is important.
Why a College Education is Important
Published January 24, 2009 Education 23 CommentsTags: college, college education, Education
Tags: college, college education, Education
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Great article by Robin Lloyd on why a college education is important.
In order to move up in my financial situation I need a degree. I have lots of work experience but no college degree. I find it hard to find a job that will pay me more because I have reached the ceiling with nowhere to go. This article is correct you need a college degree. As a full-time college student, I work two jobs one for the money and the other as a student worker to gain experience while I am earning my degree. You must work while you are in college and gain some experience in your field even if you are not paid that much. By the time you graduate you will have the work experience to get your foot in the door.
This maybe a UK orientated comment but our economy is likely to suffer in future from the number of young people saddled with enormous debt in early life to obtain a degree in a subject the economy doesn’t need.
If government funding was routed through employers who would also sponsor students offering them an internship at the same time, students (many of those from poorer backgrounds are not well advised) would be channelled into courses that will lead to work.
College education is important because you need a degree in order to get a good job or a stable career. Without a good job or career you wont be able to support yourself or to build a family one day in this cruel economy. College education shows that you have motivation to succeed in life.
College education is important because without a degree you cant get a good job or a good career. Without a career or a good job you will not able to support yourself or build a family financially and to struggle in this cruel economy. Having a degree shows that you have the motivation to succeed in life.
college education is important because you dont want to flip burgers for rest of your life in fastfood restaurants in other words you can get respectable job with higher salaries.Once you get your degree nobady can take that knowledge away from you, may be you can loose your money or proparty but only education will be with you rest of your life.
A college education is very important because it gives you a lot of opportunities to get a good, stable job which is tough to have right now due to our economic situation. I know that having an education doesn’t guarentee success, but it definetly gives you an edge over somebody applying for the same position without a degree.
I think that having a college education is really important because without it you would have a really hard time trying to find a job. If there were two people applying for a job and only one had a college degree, most likely the person with the degree will get the job. Having a degree shows that you have dedication and are willing to do whatever it takes to get a job done.
education is important because it gives you choices in life and with a degree you are more likly to make more money and enjoy life.
college education essentially is the key to success in the future. It opens many doors of opportunity and allows us to explore every option available.
I’ll agree that it is vital to have a degree in todays world in order to get a good job and make a decent living. However it is my feeling that only getting a degree is not sufficient with many peoples spending habits. If being financially stable was as simple as getting a good job then there wouldn’t be such a large amount of people in debt. What it really comes down to, is people not being able to manage money based on their income. It seems the more money people make the more they feel they can spend putting them deeper in debt. So while a degree and education is great, having financial management is a necessity for ones success.
With today’s economy the work force is becoming more competitive and employees need every advantage possible to get ahead. A big factor is a college education. You can see in the numbers that those who have a college education make more money then those who do not have one. So its important to get a college education to get a good job that pays good money. Also with a college education there will be many more opportunities in life then there would be for someone with out the college education.
College education is important now than ever before because of the cruel economy and unemployment rising drastically. without having any education or a degree in anything makes it much harder finding a stable job or career. Even people graduating from the finest colleges such as Cal Berkeley or UC Davis are yet to find a stable job or even finding a job amongst there major. this goes to show you without any education it is going to be a lot harder to find something.
A college education is a great tool to have in your belt besides the knowledge learned it shows determination and work ethic. Personally my view on college is that the people you network with and meet in college can be more influential and valuable than the degree itself.
First hand I can completely agree that college education is a key to moving forward. I have decided to take a bit longer to finish my bachelor’s than I had expected when I first went to college, but I feel that the time I have taken in order to pay for it myself by getting a job, has helped me learn far more about the value of an education than I would have by finishing in just four years. I have a fantastic job that I work very hard at, the family I work for sees my potential but insists that I finish school, in order for the company to be secure in my abilities, and for my personal security. The fact that they value my future as much as I do, makes it seem all the more important for me to work hard now so that it can work equally as hard for me in my future. With the completion of my bachelors I have been promised a secure position with this company that is suited to my best abilities, this is an amazing sense of assurement that education is important. Also the fact that just completing a task says so much about ones character is a fantastic thing about finishing your education.
I think college is also a training of keeping the commitment. College education is a little different than high school education. College students are a lot more independent than high school students. I think it is also a training of self-discipline which is crucial in the career world. Nobody would treat you like a high school student in a company.
I have always believed that college is a way to put you ahead of the crowd. Nowadays, I feel like everyone is getting degrees, so what will set you apart from the next person who has the same degree as you, I think it really comes down to experience and knowledge, and the drive to learn. I am all for college and think that it is so important for everyone to have an education past high-school. But in our economy it makes it so hard. Now that they are they raising the prices of school, it’s making it that much harder for people to go to school. They do give loans and help people out with financial aid, but once people do get their degrees they have to spend years and years paying back the loans they borrowed, and that degree they’re getting isn’t guaranteeing them a job once they finish. I know I sound like I’m against college, but it’s not that way at all, it’s just so frustrating knowing that once I do finish school and start my career I’m going to have to spend a lot of time paying it all back.
I believe in higher education, and even if you have to get a loan to pay your college, it will pay off. It is importat to mention that is not only the degree what it will make you succeed,you need to have the hability to turn your job into a carreer and grow in it.
The more knowledge one knows the better, so I believe that higher education will always be better, what I don’t like is the higher education is always books, where the real experience? I’m always being told that no matter what degree you get, your job isn’t most likely not going to be like what you’re learning.
One thing that always amazes me is that, to become the president of the United States, you don’t need a degree in anything, you don’t even need to go to school.
I feel a college ed is the most importat thing there is wth out u well be subpar to what it takes to make it in the USA, I think we need to teach this to more of are youth that college is the key to success and that we all can not be hoop stars
The article eases some of my anxieties about college. Despite the very stressful road I’ll be going through in the next couple of years, it gives hope that it will really be worth it.
I guess it’s good I at least have a couple of Associate Degrees under my belt. Some people are not as fortunate to get that far, or are even motivated to get it. It roughly represents a halfway point towards a college degree, about two years. The only thing to worry about now is the workload and the raising tuition costs per semester/quarter.
When it’s all over, though, I don’t know if I’ll be motivated to spend some more time in school to gain some extra skills. Robin Lloyd is right when he says it opens up additional opportunities, but I’m not ready to think that competitively about getting a job in any field.
College education is very important because it will make a person more competitive in the job force later on. There have even been plenty of surveys and statistics that show an individual with a college degree makes more money on average than an individual with a high school degree. In general any education is good, but i think of the concept…the price you pay is the price you get. I believe that with degrees too. If you have more and higher education than your knowledge is more advanced for the future.
I definitely agree with this article in that nowadays college is a pre-requisite to getting a good job. I have heard of many college graduates that don’t necessarily work in the same field as the one that they majored in, but it did help them get their current job. I have also heard from a graduate student that the best time to be in school is during a recession, that way when you graduate the economy is hopefully starting to pick up again and is therefore easier to find a job. My parents have always instilled in me the belief that without a college degree you are not ever going to have a real shot at a high paying job, and it is good to read this article as re-validation.
College is defently a key to success.It shows intiative,motivation determination and will even lead into accelleration. No one can take knowledge away from you.Once you conceal that under your belt it is time to whoop some ass There are alot of successful people without college eduacation but if something would happen that they lost there job.You think they would have a back up plan? Maybe some but not all. If you have a college eduaction you will encounter something you would feel comfortable doing. It is also sets a GOOD example for you’r children. Im pretty sure you don’t want your children growing up breaking their back to make a descent living. Generally speaking. Oh yeah if you go to college I recommend to take computer classes to avoid typing mistakes like me lol.