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College Rewards Cost Too Much to Enjoy
College: The Rewards Cost Too Much to Enjoy
Elizabeth Davis
Excelsior College

College: The Rewards May Cost Too Much to Enjoy A college degree is very important unless you can hit a golf ball like Tiger Woods or throw a punch like Floyd Mayweather Jr. Most parents make sure their children are clothed, nurtured and spoon fed college applications since the day they are born. Pursuing college after high school seems like the most natural thing for a high school student. Could it be because high school students are bred to fear life without college or an education? Those without a college degree are treated like the “black sheep” of society or invisible to major business organizations. Students are enticed by the many rewards endured after achieving a college degree. However, the cost of the rewards are too great for college students to enjoy until years later. There are many rewards to achieving a college degree. Individuals with only a high school diploma was affected more by the recession than individuals with a college degree. Pew Charitable Trusts (as cited in Adams, 2013) reported that “. . . only 55% had jobs before the recession. That fell to 51% during the recession and 47% after the recession ended.” In addition, students in 2013 with a four-year degree felt the least amount of turmoil during and after the recession. Individuals with bachelor’s degree experiences only a 4% decline in their employment during and after the recession (as cited in Adams, 2013). Also, individuals with a four-year degrees weekly wages declined only by 5% during the recession. However, individuals with only a high school diploma felt the worst of the recession. They suffered a 10% decline in their wages every week (as cited in Adams, 2013).

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Adams, S. (2013, January 10). It still pays to get a college degree. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/01/10/it-still-pays-to-get-a-college-degree/

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