Brianna Binion
Anderson, Hernandez and McQuinney
ENC 1101
20 October 2016
What is a college degree really worth? Every year about “17.3 million students” decide to go to college to further their education ("Undergraduate Enrollment."). Many students believe that a college degree is a good investment, because it provides various opportunities to prepare for a future career. For example, in a recent survey, researchers found that “55 percent [of college students] mentioned [college] in preparing them for a job or career” ("ROI on a College Education."). However, in today’s economy, a degree does not guarantee a job. For some college graduates, a degree is nothing more than a piece of paper because they cannot obtain a job. As a result, the unemployment rate among college …show more content…
36, no. 1, 2011, pp. 15-32 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9173-y.
Quadlin, NY, and D. Rudel. "Responsibility or Liability? Student Loan Debt and Time use in
College." SOCIAL FORCES, vol. 94, no. 2, 2015, pp. 589-614doi:10.1093/sf/sov053.
Profita, Mike. "Tips for Finding a Job Abroad for College Grads." The Balance. N.p., 18 Jan. 2016. Web. 06
Dec. 2016. .
"ROI on a College Education." Journal of Financial Planning, vol. 24, no. 7, 2011, pp.
12 http://search.proquest.com/docview/878464233?accountid=10920.
Smith, Warren L. “On the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy.” The American Economic Review, vol. 46, no. 4, 1956, pp. 588–606. www.jstor.org/stable/1814284.
"Table A-4. Employment Status of the Civilian Population 25 Years and over by Educational
Attainment." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 02 Dec. 2016. Web. 06 Dec. 2016. .
Tagg, John. "Changing Minds in Higher Education: Students Change, so Why can't Colleges?"
Planning for Higher Education 37.1 (2008): 15-22. ProQuest. 5 Dec. 2016
"Undergraduate Enrollment." National Center for Education Statistics. N.p., May 2016. Web. 06
Dec. 2016.
Anderson, Hernandez and McQuinney
ENC 1101
20 October 2016
What is a college degree really worth? Every year about “17.3 million students” decide to go to college to further their education ("Undergraduate Enrollment."). Many students believe that a college degree is a good investment, because it provides various opportunities to prepare for a future career. For example, in a recent survey, researchers found that “55 percent [of college students] mentioned [college] in preparing them for a job or career” ("ROI on a College Education."). However, in today’s economy, a degree does not guarantee a job. For some college graduates, a degree is nothing more than a piece of paper because they cannot obtain a job. As a result, the unemployment rate among college …show more content…
36, no. 1, 2011, pp. 15-32 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9173-y.
Quadlin, NY, and D. Rudel. "Responsibility or Liability? Student Loan Debt and Time use in
College." SOCIAL FORCES, vol. 94, no. 2, 2015, pp. 589-614doi:10.1093/sf/sov053.
Profita, Mike. "Tips for Finding a Job Abroad for College Grads." The Balance. N.p., 18 Jan. 2016. Web. 06
Dec. 2016. .
"ROI on a College Education." Journal of Financial Planning, vol. 24, no. 7, 2011, pp.
12 http://search.proquest.com/docview/878464233?accountid=10920.
Smith, Warren L. “On the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy.” The American Economic Review, vol. 46, no. 4, 1956, pp. 588–606. www.jstor.org/stable/1814284.
"Table A-4. Employment Status of the Civilian Population 25 Years and over by Educational
Attainment." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 02 Dec. 2016. Web. 06 Dec. 2016. .
Tagg, John. "Changing Minds in Higher Education: Students Change, so Why can't Colleges?"
Planning for Higher Education 37.1 (2008): 15-22. ProQuest. 5 Dec. 2016
"Undergraduate Enrollment." National Center for Education Statistics. N.p., May 2016. Web. 06
Dec. 2016.