College Degree Benefits

Ever since we were young, our parents’ have been pressuring us to go to college and get our degree. Why? Well it’s pretty well known that having a degree will help you get a better job and in return get more money in the future. A bachelor’s degree is much more then an official document stating that you went to school for four years, but it is also a life-changing experience that comes along with college that will help us with the rest of our lives in not just money and careers, but also helps in communication and in social aspects.

According to Georgetown University, in 2018 approximately 63 percent of all jobs will require some sort of college education or degree. Of course, everyone knows that college graduates can end up in the long run making more money. According to US News, “the average holder of a bachelor’s degree earns about $51,000 a year.” Whereas the average person without a college degree will make about $30,000 a year, according to the 2009 US Bureau of Labor

They also learn vital interpersonal communication skills and also learn about how to become more independent. Going to college gives young adults an opportunity to communicate with other students and to professors. According to Chickering’s student development theory, “developing mature interpersonal relationships" is one of the seven stages students progress through as they attend college. From getting along with roommates, to making new friends while miles away from home. College students are learning social skills that will be very helpful for them to use throughout the rest of their lives. Chickering also talks about how college students are able to manage their emotions, they experience a variety of different emotions while at college, and like in the real world, students learn to how to manage them, “not to eliminate them but to allow them into awareness and acknowledge them as