“Is College a Sucker Bet,” Dave Maney(2013) claims that college is a sucker bet. Maney starts off the article by stating that he views the traditional structure of college education looks more and more like an anachronism. By saying that he views the college education as an anachronism, he believes it’s viewed not in the right historical time. He then further states that it’s an expensive anachronism at that. Saying that it’s expensive is showing that if your are looking at getting a college education
struggled throughout high school, but is constantly being told they need to go to college. If a student is constantly having problems with their learning, thinking, money, and support, why should they be obligated to continue their education when they are struggling today? The problem today is that people feel like they have no other choice but go to college to be successful. Many people today do not go to college, but get a job and slowly start to become successful. A person can work and gain experience
attend college for a higher education and to find a career within their interest. Despite the fact that college is becoming more expensive and many people are not on a full ride scholarship have student loan debt, a college education is necessary. College has the ability to help build skills for a specific career or job. It also teaches students how to get involved with other students and to network. College can open doors for a poorer family. Many jobs today that don 't require any college experience
2017 Is College Tuition too Expensive? Imagine, it’s 1974. The average family in America earned just under $13,000.00 a year. College wasn’t too expensive. It was $2,000.00 for private, and $510.00 for public for a year's tuition. Now come back to 2017, where the average family income is $64,000.00, and the price for a private university is $20,160.00. 10 times more expensive than it was in 1974. And that’s not even including room and board. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. College tuition is
people, college is something that can be a key part of that future. However, right now in our society, a college education is no longer an option or privilege, but rather is seen as a necessity. Young people today are practically raised and conditioned to believe that higher education is the best path in order to succeed in life. Going to college has become a social status with many people going to college to simply be a college student while hoping that their time will be worth it by getting an amazing
Throughout the USA college tuition has increased drastically; in the last five years Georgia colleges have had 75% increase along with other states such as Arizona whose tuition has increased by 77% (NPR). Since 2006 the tuition in Utah has increased by 62.8% and is rising throughout the U.S. (Desert News). Between 1885-2016 the price of college has increased between 2.1% to 4.3% per year beyond inflation (CollegeBoard). Through calculations, that equates to about a hundred precent increase since
As a freshman college student I believe that college tuition is much higher compared to what it used to be. One reason why it continues to increase is mainly because of the significant amount of loans that are borrowed by college students but are not getting paid back; however, does anyone ever wonder where does the money that is put into colleges go to? College professors are not the reason that college cost so much; in addition to, the money also goes towards sport teams, scholarships, and construction
school students who are just getting ready to graduate have two choices, either start working or go to college. Many of those students who want to go to college have to choose what college they want to go to. Deciding which college to go to can be a hard choice, since going to college is a big decision to make. Students know that going to college is going to be harder than high school. The atmosphere is different, and many students are on their own after they make that college choice. Being hundreds of
The cost of college is becoming outrageous because they are rising tuition, trying to make their campus more appealing to the students that attend as well as incoming students, and government loans have astronomical interest rates. Students are having to come up with all of the money themselves. It is hurting the students after they graduate because they are in so much debt before they even start their career. Some students wonder if going to college is worth it or if finishing high school would
The college is so expensive Nowadays, most teenagers will choose to attend colleges after graduating from senior high school to get a better job in the future. Because more and more jobs require a college degree. If students don’t have college degrees, they might have no chance to get high salary jobs. In 2016, the average income for 25 years old and older who only have high school diplomas was $35615, but the income for those who have bachelor’s degrees was $65482. [1] Therefore, if students are