Should College Degree Be A High School - 1841 Words

College Degrees Just a few decades ago, having a high school education was considered a luxury and sometimes an unnecessary amount of education for some individuals. Once the amount of students attending high school rose, college seemed to be the next best course of action, however it still was not something that became absolutely necessary in our economy up until this decade. The amount of college graduates has risen, yet the number of students either dropping out of college or not even considering it at all is still high. However, with the recent recession, wages falling, and the number of adults being fired from their jobs, graduating from college and getting a degree has become almost necessary in order for any adult to not have†¦show more content†¦With our economy it seems as if no one wins in the end as the wages for everyone fall and the expenses of college rise, but the reason that degree owners have a more stable future is because â€Å"the fate of workers with le ss than a college education is deteriorating even more rapidly than the fate of their college educated peers† (Kurtz). Still, even if the wages for workers of all kinds are dropping, they are dropping at a higher rate for adults who have jobs without a college degree and workers who do have college degree s, whether it be doctorate s, master s, bachelor s, or even associate s, still earn around 75 percent more than highs school graduates (Kurtz). Within the next few years the demand for workers with college degrees is expected to only increase which will make it much harder for individuals with a high school diploma to find and maintain jobs that will pay enough to support their expenses (Azziz). Along with that, â€Å"over the next decade, jobs requiring at least an [associate s] degree are projected to grow twice as fast as jobs requiring no college experience† (Cauthen). A college education has now become almost necessary in order to get at least a decent job (Cauthe n) which means â€Å"a college degree has become the new high school diploma – the bare minimal credential for entry into the workforce† (Snyder 31). Despite the recession affecting most adults with jobs,