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College is a challenging route for many people. College will come with many unanswered questions that will stumble most. Is college for everyone? Will college help ones future? Is the debt worth the knowledge gained from college? Can someone in society still become successful without college? At a young age parent and teacher imbed that college is the only option after high school. Although at the same time we hear about many people living the American dream without pursuing a higher education. Furthering ones education will provide them with knowledge and credential that will help them survive in the cut through work field.
With the economy in a different place compared to twenty years ago. “Companies that are looking to hire workers are looking for workers with the skills that allow them to come in and contribute immediately (Stephens)”. “Everything has changed. People who don’t get some kind of post-secondary education are quickly falling out of middle class (Hanford)”.Trying to find job today is harder than ever before, mostly caused by job being shipped across seas and the skills needed to perform have increased. “”It’s less a matter of standing in front of a machine and doing the same thing over and over again” and more about “exploiting the machine, interacting with customers and interacting with your co- workers (Hanford)””. College can provide tools for everyone to use in their everyday life, like communication skills, time management, abidance, and the ability to comprehend intelligence. These same skill are what todays employers are looking for to help save their bottom line.
With unemployment rate so high and businesses being so frugal, I have had some hard time working jobs that I was over skilled for. Three years ago...

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... start to lay workers off because it will help ensure a job. I have noticed that more college courses I receive the better of an employee I have become. These college classes have also opened my mind to pursue different career options that I felt were out of my reach. By adventuring into uncharted territory I was able to land a great job opportunity and triple my income.
College may be challenging at times, and it will always cause someone stress. But nothing is worth doing if it’s easy. Economics always talks about the opportunity cost one must give up to gain something in the future. College is the best example of opportunity cost because student must give their time, money, friend, and family to one day hope to have the chance to live the American dream. College could be the right opportunity as long as the student make the right choice in their academic life.