Is college really worth all it’s made out to be? Do we really need a college education to succeed? Are you getting out of college all the money you are putting in? Everyone thinks about these questions, so let’s find some answers.
Brittany De Leon junior social work major said, “I think college is a bit overpriced, but I think it’s worth it. You can try hard to find loans and scholarships and anything is possible. I think that the way the economy is shaping up that you need to have a degree to succeed. A lot of jobs will not hire you without a college degree. It’s worth it at Cabrini because they have Justice Matters where you can get involved with social justice, campus ministry, CRS, ways to serve others and stand up for what you believe in.”
Stacie Roller junior, graphic design major, said, “I think college is very expensive. You can go to a state school for maybe $8,000 a year and Cabrini is $42,000. I think you can succeed without an education, I mean look at all the successful people in the world who didn’t go to college. Cabrini does offer extra tutoring and it’s located near Philadelphia, so you may have more job opportunities.”
Patricia Lalli IST teacher, said, “I don’t believe you can succeed without an education. I think it’s very difficult in this global world we live in.”
When asked if college was too expensive, particularly Cabrini, Lalli said, “All education is very expensive and I worry about the cost, but Cabrini is a smaller college that cares about each individual student and there’s a lot of effort being put into helping every student succeed in what they want using the resources that are available, as well as the wonderful people that are employed here.”
According to the New York Times Upshot writer David Leonhardt, “In an analysis of Labor Department statistics by the Economic Policy Institute, “Americans with four-year college degrees made 98 percent more an hour on average in 2013 than people without a degree.”
Graduating in a bad economy can make it hard to find jobs. In May of 2014 the Economic Policy Institute reported that the unemployment rate for college graduates was 8.5 percent and that 16.8 percent were working at jobs that really didn’t use their skills, while the College Summit reports that there is a high demand for college education in the workplace.
On the Cabrini website in a Message from President Taylor said, “10 months after graduation, 95 percent of Cabrini College graduates report being either employed, in graduate school, or both.”
