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The Value of a College Education
The first thing that comes to mind for a lot of people when they hear, “college education” is how expensive it can be. With the cost of attending college rising as it has been in the last few years, we all have reason to be concerned and to question whether it is really worth it to attend college or to send our children to college. It is necessary to look at the bigger picture to see that it is more expensive not to have a college education. Not only does a college education allow you to get and keep a better job and earn more money, it also improves your quality of life, gives you power as an individual who is part of this nation, and gives you something that will benefit your children in the future as well.
It is true that getting a college education does not come cheap. According to the College Board, the average cost of attending a four-year public college or university was $4,081 a year for tuition and fees for the 2002-2003 school year. This amount went up to $18,273 per year to attend a four-year private college or university (2002). It is only when we look at the value of a college education that we realize that this cost is not as expensive as it seems. ... The time it takes to complete a college education is fractional compared to the amount of time an individual will work in a lifetime. A college degree will open more doors and will allow for better opportunities. It is more likely that a person will be happier doing something that he/she has dedicated time to learn the skills necessary to do it than something he/she has had to settle for because there is not anything else available to him/her because of a lack of education.
Approximate Word count = 1461
Approximate Pages = 5.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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