Value Of Post-Secondary Education

People are told from a young age that the only way to lead a successful life is to go to college. Although there is no denying of the economic advantage post secondary learning can provide for a student, college isn’t necessarily the only available option. Options like trade school or vocational training are other reasonable choices. However, trade school is not seen as legitimate as a traditional four year college, and a trade school student is not seen as having a secure future. The majority of people fail to realize there are hundreds of well paying employment opportunities that do not require the time, money, and effort needed to get a college degree. Not only does the negative perception of trade school hurt the futures of students, it ultimately hurts the nation’s economy. In order to eliminate the stigma surrounding non traditional schools, students and parents should be exposed to trade schools and the benefits of pursuing a vocational career.

I will discuss what the value of a college education means to me. A higher education will give me many physical benefits such as economic stability, a better quality of life for my family, more career choices, better job security, set a good example for my children at the same time, a college education will also give me many intangible benefits such as boosting my self-confidence, helping me to learn specialized knowledge, thinking critically, bringing me in contact with different people, learning better communication skill and being part of a team. It is something that will serve me well throughout my career and life. So, what is the value of college education to me? After I sat down and took some time to carefully consider what a college

People can attend trade schools or community colleges to obtain the knowledge needed in a short period of time to join the workforce sooner. While the salary for these occupations do not pay as well as a doctor , lawyer or teacher, they can still help you to be more successful. This option also isn’t as costly as obtaining four or two-year degrees . “Professor Lerman, the American University economist, said some high school graduates would be better served by being taught how to behave and communicate in the workplace”(Steinberg, 2010). Switching from a school environment to a workplace can be an issue for many graduates. Due to college and graduate schools being pushed to the forefront of focus there is a lack of preparation provided to the students who choose to go straight into the workforce after graduating high school. In some cases this results in poor work ethic, the ability to work well with others,professionalism and handling issues in a work environment. “Yet despite the need, vocational school programs, which might teach such skills, have been one casualty in the push for national education

My mother grew up on a street consumed with abandoned houses, needles and filth. She was born into a lifestyle with limited luck. From the very beginning, she was the older of three siblings, two sisters and one brother forced into responsibility—just her luck. She was given a mother, which this is okay, but of course her mom had to be strung out on drugs and alcohol—just her luck again. I could go on and on about the misfortunes in my mother’s life but then I wouldn’t be able to drain you all with the despairs in my dad’s life. He on the other hand had nine brothers and three baby sisters him being the eldest as well that’s just his luck, he grew up with a strong southern minded mom, but no dad and that’s just his luck. From the dangers of the neighborhoods they grew up in to the exposure they got from walking on the streets they figured they had the worst deck of cards.

A college education pushes an individual to their academic limits, resulting in intelligence that can be used in many different situations. One must be able to think and

“In fall 2016, some 20.5 million students are expected to attend American colleges and universities, constituting an increase of about 5.2 million since fall 2000” (National Center for Education Statistics). That number seems to be rising each and ever year, and it almost seems as students feel like they have to go to college directly after high school. Maybe it is because they feel that they have to fit in, even if college is not for them. Although some students attend college for academics, sports, and other reasons, some students attend college for no apparent reason; with that in mind, students should take into consideration the time and money that is put into going to college.

Many different jobs and careers can be treated as replacement goods in a market, meaning that the pursuit of one will take away from the opportunity to become qualified for another. In this way, many jobs, such as those that require technical degrees as opposed to bachelor degrees, may find themselves with more available jobs than applicants, as many who would have pursued technical degrees instead take advantage of the opportunity for free continued education. Due to this imbalance of skills and needs in the economy, many of these technically-demanding jobs may be performed with less expertise and skill because there is not enough competition to drive the work quality of the employees up. Also due to this lowered supply of technical workers the equilibrium price to hire the technical workers will increase, which may harm and ultimately end the existence of smaller companies that were formerly able to pay less for their

In the time of the industrial boom, factories needed masses of employees to work the assembly lines. In today’s world of mechanization and technology, this need has decreased. Friedman explains, “…as the world has flattened out, those mass-production jobs are increasingly being automated or outsourced. There are fewer and fewer decent jobs for those without a lot of knowledge” (463). The students must be better educated in order to compete in today’s economy and work force. If they are not better educated, Tucker says the only solution is “driving down their wages” (Friedman 463). By driving down wages, the workers earn less money; with less money to spend, the workers don’t buy as much and don’t pump as much money into the economy. Furthermore, the government may need to provide financial support to these workers, essentially losing money. The loss of money and unused human capital creates and sustains a

One of the leading causes of that unemployment is that there are not enough qualified workers in the job market (Gillespie 2015). We are teaching our students ornamental knowledge, philosophy, arts, sociology, etc.; but, are neglecting to give them real world qualifications. A majority of students that graduate high school and either pursing a higher education, or are joining the job market, where they are underqualified for high paying jobs (Government 2016). In order to correct this issue, all future citizens should be required to pursue some sort of education, either a university or trade school. By making it mandatory for all citizens to either become as a craftsman, or have a degree that qualifies them to find a non-trade job, New Jersey citizens can gain the skills necessary to close the skills gap that is currently plaguing our nation. Through Franklins idea of a balanced education New Jersey can help improve its citizen’s lives, as well as its

Not enough people realize that there is good paying jobs for little to no college. The industry is what America was built on, and today it is still powered by the trades. I think I learned a lot from further researching this topic, I realized that not all of the U.S. is suffering from the shortage of workers, rather, my findings show that some areas are oversaturated with workers or even just the specific trade. Despite this saturation, I have learned that what I’ve been told all my years, about how the skilled trades are experiencing a loss in workers due to many of the workers becoming retirees and not enough workers to replace them. With this information, I can further my career pursuit, as I now know some areas that are in more need of workers so I can make more money while still doing what I love. This information should be relevant to everyone, because with this, people can possibly find a job they love and never have to go to college, and be making good money straight out of school. Another reason this information is so important is because that without tradesmen, Everyday tasks and jobs may not be

Financially being able to afford life after college is a priority that many students carefully plan for. The only issue both sides do agree on is that the majors most student's are currently studying will not have a high demand for job placement once they graduate with their degrees. The two communities say the majors that most student's study will not provide them with the economic resources they may need to be sufficient during post college. In 2007 unemployment rates for student's who had a bachelor's degree was 4.9 percent and 8.5 percent for people with associates degrees and high school diplomas (Billitteri). Providing proof that the job market and the majors that students were choosing did not coincide with one another, resulting in the two communities claiming money may have been wasted in order to educate the unemployed, also assuming the money invested did not go to proper use.

If more people were to get a education higher than a high school education than more people would be able to live above the poverty line and would benefit the labor force as well as the economy. The amount of people getting a higher education after high school live a better quality of live while people that do not have a education have a lower quality of life. A investment in higher education leads to a higher paying job, more available jobs, better jobs, and greatly increases the opportunity of jobs available to you. After, high school getting a higher education is well worth the return.

All things considered, a person’s post-secondary education highly affects the rest of that person’s life. College is responsible for helping people find their calling because they have to find a major they are interested in, and want to pay for. To clarify, someone should not choose a college because of it’s price. They should choose the college that will benefit them the most, and it just so happens that the more expensive colleges will benefit them more. College is the most important step in someone’s life, so if they have to spend a quarter of a million dollars on a bachelor’s degree, so be it.

According to former Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Stuart Eizenstat, many countries such as Germany and Switzerland that would potentially invest in manufacturing in the U.S. complain that there are not enough workers skilled in intermediate technical occupations. Further, there are job openings in the manufacturing and technical fields that are not filled simply because there are no skilled workers available (Eizenstat 1). Aligning effective vocational training with the labor demands of the economy provides trainees with useful skills while they also earn money and employers with sufficient skilled workers in the field. The federal government also benefits from this symbiotic relationship because increased wages and employment result in increased tax revenue. In reality, expanding vocational training and education could potentially become the largest and most effective anti-poverty campaign in the U.S. For young people like Evan, expanding VET is their brightest hope of escaping the cycle of poverty and entering a rewarding career. Economist Robert Lerman brilliantly summarizes a call to action by passionately declaring “It is time for political

The education sector plays a pivotal role in supplying trained and credentialed candidates to the global labour market. This role will amplify in importance as the demand for medium to high skill workers rises.