{"id":8958,"date":"2008-12-17T21:28:35","date_gmt":"2008-12-18T03:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/17\/is-a-college-education-important\/"},"modified":"2008-12-17T21:28:35","modified_gmt":"2008-12-18T03:28:35","slug":"is-a-college-education-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=8958","title":{"rendered":"Is A College Education Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Craig Calvin<\/div>\n

With college tuition skyrocketing, many people are asking themselves “just how important is a college education?” Is it really worth going $100,000 into debt for school loans? What will the payoff be? Well, just consider that a day rarely goes by when we don’t hear of a manufacturing company closing up shop and moving down south or overseas where labor is less expensive. Over the years, America has slowly been moving from its manufacturing roots to an economy based on knowledge. Thanks to the Internet, the world has gotten quite small and way more competitive. And, unless you’re planning a career pumping gas or washing windows, a college degree will be a crucial rung in your upward mobility. <\/p>\n

In the past American workers were just competing with their neighbors for jobs. But in today’s smaller world, they’re competing with highly skilled talent from across the globe. A high school diploma is no longer sufficient as a tool to garner you quality opportunities in the job market. These days a college degree is imperative. Even if you don’t use it, its very existence on your resume will allow you access to opportunities that would have otherwise been unavailable to you.<\/p>\n

In this tough economy a degree helps make you a valuable asset to your employer. According to a U.S. Census report, workers with a bachelor’s degree earned more than $25K per year more than their counterparts without a college degree. And that adds up to more than $1 million<\/a> over a lifetime. However, the value of a college education can’t be measured in dollar signs alone.<\/p>\n

College courses instill knowledge that creates a well-rounded mind. While sitting through a class on pre-civil war history and another on literature may bore you and seem downright useless, the information goes into the files of your brain and contributes to you becoming a well-spoken, interesting and knowledgeable individual in the future. College opens a person’s mind to what’s actually possible to achieve; to all the different peoples and cultures; to abstract thought and reasoning. Attending college affords a person the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life, and enjoy experiences that are unique to college life. <\/p>\n

Financing a college education can be a creative challenge. But these days there are innumerable opportunities for loans, grants and scholarships. Do some research online and you’re likely to find that you are eligible for several types of assistance. If you’re fearful of going into debt to the tune of six figures or more, then consider the alternative. A college education should be considered an investment in yourself. Don’t sell yourself short.<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
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With college tuition skyrocketing, many people are asking themselves “just how important is a college education?” Is it really worth going $100,000 into debt for school loans? What will the payoff be? Well, just consider that a day rarely goes by when we don’t hear of a manufacturing company closing up shop and moving down south or overseas where labor is less expensive. Over the years, America has slowly been moving from its manufacturing roots to an economy based on knowledge. Thanks to the Internet, the world has gotten quite small and way more competitive. And, unless you’re planning a career pumping gas or washing windows, a college degree will be a crucial rung in your upward mobility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2763,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[77],"class_list":["post-8958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2763"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8958\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}