Is college education worth it?

Encyclopedia of Opinion

Question: Is college education worth it?
Position1 of 3›: Yes, college education is worth it
Argument‹4 of 6›: College teaches interpersonal skills

Students learn valuable interpersonal skills at university.

The argument

Universities are a place where students of all races, backgrounds, economic standing, and nationalities are brought together. For many, it is the first time they have lived outside the town or city they grew up in. Exposure to this rich melting pot of individuals helps students develop interpersonal skills that are highly valuable in the working world.

Context

College thrusts young students into a new setting where they are forced to branch out and make friends. The interpersonal skills they develop here are invaluable.

Premises

[P1]Universities bring together students of all races, backgrounds, economic standings, and nationalities, often the first time someone has lived away from where they grew up. [P2] Exposure to this rich melting pot of individuals helps students develop interpersonal skills that are highly valued in the working world. [C] Therefore, because college teaches interpersonal skills, college education is worth it.

Counter-arguments

There are much cheaper and easier ways to build interpersonal skills. The same students could simply relocate to a new city and build the same skills at a fraction of the cost of a university degree.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P3] Attending university is not the only way to develop these interpersonal skills.