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Plan B: Skip College

Is college really worth it? Most people have thought that a college degree will help you earn more money in your career, but others today are thinking that a degree is not worth it. In this article they tracked students and found that it took them an average of 6 years to graduate with a Bachelor's Degree. That means that by the time these students graduate they are going to have a lot of debt to pay back. The most desired skill in the work place is being able to communicate. This is why apprenticeships are becoming very popular in the job market. I think that this article brings up some good points about getting a college education. For the average student it takes about 6 years to graduate, and by the time they are finished they have piles of loans and find themselves with no job. I do like how they would like to see more high schools have more vocational classes for students to take. I don't think college is the right choice for everyone and each person should have as many options as they can.

The Job Market: Is a College Degree Worth Less?

Today in the job world a degree does not mean much. In 2008 70% of high school gradutes have a bachelor's degree. This means that almost everyone has a degree, so employers know that it does not mean that much anymore. The unemployment rate has reached its high for recent graduates, which means that they have all of these loans and have no job to pay for the loans. In a recent study more students are planning to stay and get their master's degree, because everyone has a bachelor's degree. In todays society companies are looking for job applicants that have work experience in their field of study. This makes it important for students to not only go to college, but to take the extra step and get out into the world and work.

Should More People Skip College?

Out of the 30 biggest jobs in the next decade only 7 of them will require job applicants to have a degree. This article points out that just because people with degrees earn more, it is not because they were better suited for the job, it was because they had the degree. Colleges now a days have majors that won't help students get jobs, but because those students have a degree they will get hired over someone who doesn't have one. The big problem in the end, which is talked about in all of these articles, is the amount of debt a student will have after graduating college. This seems to be the big problem. So in the end is it really worth it to spend all of that money and not be able to get a job to pay it all off?