Is higher Education Worth the Price

 Jasmine Reese

Professor Rosen

Contemporary Literacy

Topic: Is Higher Education Worth the Price?

Within this module, discussed the most controversial topic of higher education. Many people try to determine the many opportunities higher education offers. What does higher education offer? Higher education offers many skill sets that are thought to benefit you in the future within the professional field. However, in the articles Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission and The New Liberal Arts discusses the advantages and disadvantages of higher education. In the article Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission, elaborated on the staggering increase in tuition. Students not only bare the heavy burden of studies, identity, but as well as debt. Unfortunately, financial aid does not cover the overall cost of higher education as it did in the past. With that being said, many students find that seeking a higher education is a waste of not only time but money. In the article it also mentioned the appalling fact of instead of graduating college to possibly make six figures, students are burdened with the idea of graduating with six figures of debt and how it is becoming increasingly common.

Our group discussed the opportunities that higher education provides. On the contrary, as students obtain knowledge and skills, it is not guaranteed that they will be able to pursue a career in the profession that they have studied. It is essential to understand the constant struggles students endure daily trying to maintain the college experience. In addition, our group displayed how colleges revolve around money and not in the student's best interest in most cases. As a result, liberal arts programs are not exactly on the agenda due to the high costs of school. 

Lastly, our group also displayed the root of the issue through a visual representation. 

This photo represents the few of many issues college contains, and how money is where these issues stem from. To conclude, college is what you make of it, and it can set you ahead of many candidates for a job you may seek to obtain. in the future. As a result, I believe that college is with the price to a certain extent, and it can be difficult mentally, physically, and financially.