Why going to college matters
(03/22/16 5:00am)
In America, earning a college degree is critical to good economic prospects and a higher quality of life. Americans with more education typically earn significantly higher wages and are far more likely to be employed than those who have no post-secondary education. Among the employed, the median college-educated worker earns 84 percent more than the median worker with only a high school education. The benefits of post-secondary education extend beyond those who graduate from four-year universities; Americans with just some college and no degree or an associate’s degree earn 16 percent more than if they had not attained this education.