Motivation to Pursue Higher Education
Getting a college degree stands out as one of the essential moves in the lives of the majority. However, the purpose and motivation of attending university are not the same for every graduate. Although the article “The most career-minded Generation (2016)”, by Lam and the talk “Declaring our independence through education (2014)”, by Roth have overlapping ideas about the main incentives of education and the importance of liberal education, those views contradict the factors which caused the spread of that…...
The Importance of Higher Education in the 21st Century
With the way the world is advancing, the college has become almost a necessary requirement in finding a job. We have to agree that in today’s economy high school is not worth anything in the job market, without higher education, it is difficult for people who have a basic high school diploma to get a good job, most of the time they will be stuck working minimum wages jobs. By attending college, students gain the necessary skills to pursue a…...
Benefits of Earning a College Degree
Roy Romer, known as an “American politician”, once said, “The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and I think that one of our challenges is to find a way to make that available.” He emphasizes the importance of getting a college education and earning a degree would possibly facilitate the ambition to return…...
The Importance of Higher Education Through Community College
Why is higher education important you may ask through community colleges? There are many benefits to life that come with the achievement of higher education. Furthering your education puts you at a competetive edge with todays evolving technology and the aggressiveness of the present job market. Higher education plays such a huge factor in today’s society and yet there are still very many people out there who cannot afford to go to a big university because of the cost. Four…...
Is College Worth The Cost
Every year, thousands of highschool graduates receive letters of acceptance, or rejection, with the belief that where they attend college will determine their employment future. As a highschool student preparing for college, I would like to believe that that is not necessarily true. Society and social pressures often give the impression that in order to live a successful life, a degree must be earned from a specific university, yet the reality is, where you go to college isn’t as important…...