Is College

Worth It?
Mohammad H, Anthony H, Joseph S,
Gaby O.
 Article Credibility
● “High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School

Grads Line Up For University”

● Article by Ashley Gross and Jon Marcus

● Published by NPR
● Shortage of workers in fields of manual
labor are pushing the wages for those jobs
higher
● A surplus of college graduates pushing their
wages lower
● Some construction workers are making more than
$50,000 a year as soon as they graduate from high
school
● The average college graduate is still paying off their
loans 10-20 years after graduating
● Construction, along with health care and personal care,
will soon account for one-third of jobs in the market.
● More openings jobs in infrastructure-related fields.
● Three out of 10 high school grads who go to four-year public
universities haven't earned degrees within six years.
● Some 30 million jobs in the United States that pay an
average of $55,000 per year don't require bachelor's
degrees.
● Parents want success for their children
● Parents don’t realize that there are other options than
college