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Question
Is college education worth it?
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Yes, college education is worth it

This position holds that college education is worth it. It argues a degree opens career doors and higher-paid work, makes financial sense over a lifetime, teaches interpersonal skills and how to learn, and brings intangible benefits that improve quality of life.

Supporting arguments · 6

  1. College helps you get a job
    University opens career doors for graduates. A person having any form of tertiary education has higher chances to find a job than someone without. This is also reflected by a lower unemployment rate of graduates.
  2. College makes you a better parent
    The children of college-parents are more likely to be healthy and have better early schooling outcomes.
  3. Over a lifetime, college education makes financial sense
    College-educated workers have much higher lifetime earnings than their non-college educated peers.
  4. College teaches interpersonal skills
    Students learn valuable interpersonal skills at university.
  5. Higher education means a better life
    Those with a college degree have a happier life than those without.
  6. College teaches you how to learn
    Attending university makes you a better person by teaching you how to learn.