Is Higher Education Worth The Return Analysis

“Is Higher Education Worth It?”

Everyone 's goal is life is to graduate from high school, graduate from college and get a good job. This phrase has been repeated over and over through the years, from parents to their children. With so many job opportunities in the world today, and different socioeconomics, we have to ask, “Is the investment in higher education worth the return?” The goal of all Americans is to be able to graduate from college and have a successful life. Due to the rising costs of tuition, grants that don 't cover the cost of college, and families that can 't afford to pay for their children 's education can mare this for today 's society. Cheever states in his essay, “It 's imperative that we define it in terms of quality as well as cost. Only then can we achieve a
I have to agree with all three of these essays. As a student myself, I understand first hand the struggles of paying for college. I have student loans that I will have to pay back and just hope that I will get the job that I am getting my education for. I do feel that I have to take courses unrelated to the degree and job and I want obtain but have to take the courses anyway. If I could take classes solely related to my career I could probably graduate a lot sooner, spend less money getting the education and be on my way to my adult life. From reading these articles, overall, I feel that as a high school student, talking with parents or educators about what type of career that student wants and the likelihood of them achieving that goal will enable them to make a prime decision where to get that education at. It could be that vocational school could be a better choice than a costly college education. In either way, one must seek a goal, go for the goal and if for some reason they fail at it, then do something else but never give