Higher Education

Is is worth it?
What is Higher Education?
What is Higher Education?

Higher Education is the education beyond high

school, especially at a college or university.
Generally, Higher Education is sought after your
High School diploma to pursue your future career.
With Higher Education you receive a named
degree, diploma, or certificate of higher studies.
Options
Options
● College:
○ Mostly for Associates Degrees or Certificates, offer
fewer programs and smaller classes.
● University:
○ Public or Private, offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees, large campus, devoted to research,
highly reputable professors, and larger classes.
● Community College:
○ Wide variety of programs, focus on Associates degrees but offer certificates, and focus on general
education classes.
● Technical/Vocational College:
○ Career focused, offer either associates degree/certificate of completion/diploma and hands-on training.
● Liberal Arts College:
○ Focuses on well-rounded education and research, undergraduate education, small class sizes and more
classroom discussion.
Pros & Cons
Pros & Cons
● Pros:
○ Make more money
○ Create a foundation for career success
○ Help establish connections and network
○ Provides opportunities for internships and
entry-level jobs
○ Explore your interests
● Cons:
○ Student loan debt
○ Time-consuming
○ Not required for all jobs
○ Degrees do not guarantee a job in your field
Other reasons to attend
college?
Other reasons to attend college?

Not everyone attends college for the college ‘experience’.

“According to our research, 74 percent of those who attended
college to “do what was expected of them” dropped out or
transferred. Of those who went to college “to get away,” over
half had left the school they were attending without a degree
at the time we talked to them.”1 Others are getting away from a
bad situation at home, such as they would going to work.

Others go to college to make better money than without a degree. “Many incoming students also said the ability
"to make more money" was a very important reason to attend college; this percentage rose from 71.7 in 2011 to
74.6 in 2012, another all-time high.”2

(1) Horn, M. and Moesta, B., 2020. Not Every Student Should Go to College. And That's OK (Opinion). [online] Education Week. Available at:
<https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-not-every-student-should-go-to-college-and-thats-ok/2020/03> [Accessed 25 April 2021].
(2)Wyer, K., 2013. Survey: More freshmen than ever say they go to college to get better jobs, make more money. [online] UCLA. Available at:
<https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/heri-freshman-survey-242619> [Accessed 25 April 2021].
Summary
Summary - Is it worth it?

We learned about the pros and cons of getting a higher education, the different
type of colleges/institutions to get higher education, and more.

Overall it is up to the attendee to

look over their situation to decide if
college is right for them. There is no
right or wrong answer.
Works Cited
Horn, M. and Moesta, B., 2020. Not Every Student Should Go to College. And That's OK (Opinion). [online] Education Week. Available at:
<https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-not-every-student-should-go-to-college-and-thats-ok/2020/03> [Accessed 25 April 2021].

Wyer, K., 2013. Survey: More freshmen than ever say they go to college to get better jobs, make more money. [online] UCLA. Available at:
<https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/heri-freshman-survey-242619> [Accessed 25 April 2021].

Encyclopedia Britannica. n.d. Higher education. [online] Available at: <https://www.britannica.com/topic/higher-education> [Accessed 25 April
2021].

Team, S., 2021. The US Higher Education System Explained. [online] Shorelight.com. Available at: <https://shorelight.com/student-stories/the-us-
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Easyuni.my. n.d. Study in the USA. [online] Available at: <https://www.easyuni.my/en/united-states/> [Accessed 25 April 2021].

NICHE. 2017. Liberal Arts College vs. University. [online] Available at: <https://www.niche.com/blog/liberal-arts-college-vs-university/>
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Fremont College. n.d. Is College Right for Me? Pros and Cons of School for Students. [online] Available at: <https://fremont.edu/is-college-right-
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