Is College A Good Choice For You?
Do we really know what students are getting out of college? There are lots of data from colleges and independent researchers on this subject. The more it is pored through the more the conclusion is one of ambiguity and indecision. The mixed views are becoming clearer, and a single voice is beginning to resonate among all the skeptics. There is something unified in the various judgements and opinions being cast: students are getting less out of college than they once were.
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The college degree choices all have a fixed price. Whether you are male or female you will pay the same amount to attend college. This question is not about the upfront cost of college rather the hidden cost once both sexes have started work as graduates. The gender pay gap is still going strong and the big question is: Why?
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Determining whether college costs are too high depend on whether going to College is the best way for you to find a job, and whether that job pays enough, compared to your alternatives. Exploring whether to attend college or to choose an alternate route such as an apprenticeship, depends on an understanding of the kinds of jobs that will be in higher demand, eventually.
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As I did my research on faculty salaries, I was filled with astonishment and outrage. I became certain that this was a slam dunk straight NO! No these faculty salary figures could never be justified – not when so many students are laden with tens of thousands of debt.
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It is part of the dream. The ideal that colleges sell to us. Not only will you graduate from college with a degree but you will also find a job that you love. The theory is that there is a vocation that suits all of us. We all have exclusive talents or passions for certain careers and college supports us in nurturing those talents to an employable level.
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