Do you want to got to college? College graduates on average earn 22,000 dollars more a year than a high school graduate (College Board). College is expensive, and you leave with a huge load of debt but when you get a high paying job you will be able to pay off all loans in a few years. When you have a degree your chance of being laid off is lower than a high school graduates would be. School is important for a good job. “You have to stay in school. You have to. You have to go to college. You have to get your degree. Because that's the one thing people can't take away from you is your education. And it is worth the investment.” (Michelle Obama)
According to The U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics (BLS) a high school graduate will only make 651 dollars a week on average. When you add the math together that's only 33,000 dollars a year.
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“The cost of college education today is so high that many young people are giving up their dream of going to college, while many others are graduating deeply in debt.”(Bernie Sanders) Casey Bond, who wrote “Why College Isn't Worth The Cost” states “Student loan debt load for a 2014 college graduate has ballooned to $33,000, which according to The Wall Street Journal, is nearly double the amount students had to borrow 20 years ago.” who in their right mind would want to have debt follow you around, those people are the ones who want to grow mentally. “Is College worth the cost? Many recent graduates don't think so.” By Jeffrey J. Selingo states, “how to get into college or how to pay for it — causes so much anxiety among parents and students: it’s because the bachelor’s degree is seen as the only entry ticket for basically any good job, what the high-school diploma was 40 years ago.” Students with a higher degree have a chance to make a lot of money you would pay off the debt in 4 years or