If you have ever asked yourself whether it is worth it or not to pursue a college degree, you have probably first considered the economic aspects. It is clear from all available evidence that someone with a college degree will earn more in his or her lifetime than someone who does not have a degree. However there even more compelling reasons to continue your education beyond high school and I would like to present them to you.
No doubt, a college degree is a prerequisite for getting many well-paying jobs. But just "getting a job" is not enough. You have to earn that high salary by being a productive employee and your productivity will depend on the power of your intellect to handle whatever task is placed before you. Education's true importance is to develop your mind so that you can perform well.
If you want to get your degree either on campus or online you will have to do well in exams. Often you will have to memorize information and then be able to give this information back on exam time. But what will happen a few months after the exam. Will you still be able to remember all of this information? You would probably fail your exams if you had to take them again at a later date.
Mere repetition of memorized information is not what employers are looking for or what they need. They need people who know how to think. And that is what higher education can do for you. If you pursue your college studies in the right way, whether it is on campus or online, you will strengthen your capacity to think and to create.
Just as important as developing your analytical and thinking skills, another fruit of higher education is learning how to express yourself, how to put your thoughts into coherent words. You may have all the answers and all the solutions but if you can't explain them to others and convince others you will not be successful in your work and other areas of activity. A good college education will definitely help you to develop your writing and your skills of expression, and once again this is a lot more important than rote memorization of "facts."
There is however one more thing that will get if you continue your education and get a college degree. You will develop a love of learning and the ability to learn even when you are not in school. Education does not stop after you attend your last class or get your degree. It can continue for the rest of your life. All you have to do is to feed your mind with the wealth of information that is available through books, the mass media, the Internet and whatever else is coming in the future.
Go ahead, get your college degree. You can do it with an online degree program or you can enroll on a traditional campus. However you do it, you will get something that is priceless.
No doubt, a college degree is a prerequisite for getting many well-paying jobs. But just "getting a job" is not enough. You have to earn that high salary by being a productive employee and your productivity will depend on the power of your intellect to handle whatever task is placed before you. Education's true importance is to develop your mind so that you can perform well.
If you want to get your degree either on campus or online you will have to do well in exams. Often you will have to memorize information and then be able to give this information back on exam time. But what will happen a few months after the exam. Will you still be able to remember all of this information? You would probably fail your exams if you had to take them again at a later date.
Mere repetition of memorized information is not what employers are looking for or what they need. They need people who know how to think. And that is what higher education can do for you. If you pursue your college studies in the right way, whether it is on campus or online, you will strengthen your capacity to think and to create.
Just as important as developing your analytical and thinking skills, another fruit of higher education is learning how to express yourself, how to put your thoughts into coherent words. You may have all the answers and all the solutions but if you can't explain them to others and convince others you will not be successful in your work and other areas of activity. A good college education will definitely help you to develop your writing and your skills of expression, and once again this is a lot more important than rote memorization of "facts."
There is however one more thing that will get if you continue your education and get a college degree. You will develop a love of learning and the ability to learn even when you are not in school. Education does not stop after you attend your last class or get your degree. It can continue for the rest of your life. All you have to do is to feed your mind with the wealth of information that is available through books, the mass media, the Internet and whatever else is coming in the future.
Go ahead, get your college degree. You can do it with an online degree program or you can enroll on a traditional campus. However you do it, you will get something that is priceless.
About the Author:
Diane Palmer is a veteran college Dean of Students who acts as a consultant to an educational publishing company which owns websites on online degree programs and online degrees for working professionals.
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