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Parker Geist
Mrs. Cramer
Comp Pd. 5
5 Oct. 2018
Millions of students enroll in college every year. College is something that people
consider when graduating high school. Whether they choose to go for their own reasons, or
because they feel that they are pressured or expected to, almost all students consider the
possibility of attending college after they graduate from high school. Some students decide that
they should attend college because they feel most jobs look for employees with a college degree,
while other students choose not to go to college because there are employers that do not look
for college degrees when hiring employees. The necessity of a college degree is something that is
often debated by people who consider attending college. However, there are some careers where
it is not an option to skip a college degree, such as surgeon, pharmacist, chemist, and other
careers that require an education for the safety of people. In some cases though, people wonder if
a college education is necessary. The job that someone is applying for could just be simple
enough to learn with training, or maybe a student is forced to take unnecessary classes in college.
An example of this is a student having to take a chemistry class to earn a degree in business. It is
also strongly encouraged for students to go to college, even if they want to get a job without
attending college. Another commonly wondered thing about college is how rigorous the
education that the students receive is. While people think they have the answer to that question, it
depends on the student and the abilities of that student. College education is not always
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necessary, it may be difficult for some students to continue college, and the rigor of education in
First off, a college education is not always important for a student to receive. While in
college, students may be forced to learn unnecessary information in order to receive their
degree. Unnecessary education is often forced in college. In a study done by Ivar Berg, it was
found that students believed some of the education they received in college was unnecessary for
student had to take a human biology class, it is unnecessary for the students goal of becoming an
accountant. While careers that do require college education sometimes force unnecessary
information, there are careers that don’t require any college education. However, students are
often pushed away from these jobs, and towards a college education instead.. In 2016 it was
concluded that about twenty-eight percent of jobs required “no formal education” and thirty-five
percent of jobs required only a high school diploma. It was also shown in the data that there are
occupations for students who attended college, but did not complete all of the necessary courses
in order to receive a degree (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). This shows that these jobs are
available, but may not always be pursued by college graduate students. It is not always necessary
Further more, college may also be difficult for some students to continue. Academic failure
can lead to students deciding to drop out of college. The decision of these students who choose to
drop out can be because of the pressure and expectations for college students to go to college-
which may be difficult for them and lead to the decision to drop out due to failure and unmet
expectations (Clark). Students may decide to enroll in college with the idea that it will be easy,
but get there and decide that it isn’t for them. Other problems can also lead to students deciding
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to drop out of college. Some issues that can cause students to drop out of college, or give up
before they even start- could be family, personal, financial issues, etc.. Students can get stressed
with these problems and take a break from school until everything else in their life gets better.
These problems can lead to students deciding to permanently drop out of college, or just take a
Lastly, the rigor of education in colleges can be experienced differently by each student. In
some cases, a majority of students may find the rigor of their college education easy. In a study,
it was found that sixty percent of freshman in a college felt that their first year of college had
easier academics than they had expected it to have had (Meyer, Spencer, French). The dropout
rate in colleges is largely affected by how the difficulty of education in colleges is experienced
by some students. Unrealistic goals and being let down by failure academically can lead to
students deciding to drop out of college (Clark). This academic failure can be due to lack of
effort, but it could also be due to the difference in rigor between high school and college. Some
students may not be able to keep up in order to complete their college education. Some students
just may not be able to handle the academic rigor in colleges, while other students may have no
In conclusion, college education is not always necessary, it may be difficult for some
students to continue college, and the rigor of education in colleges is experienced differently by
every student. A college education is something that is not always necessary, but can be
necessary depending on what job a person plans on entering into when that person decides to join
the work force. There are jobs that do not require a college education, however other jobs do. In
some jobs the employees are taught unnecessary information during their years spent at a
college. Students also drop out out for a variety of reasons, and may not be able to complete their
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college education because of academic reasons. These reasons include failure or not being able
to keep up. While some students can find the rigor of college education too difficult, other
students find the academics of their college easier than they had expected it to be when they first
decided to enroll in college. College is available to everybody, but all people may not be able to
attend for a variety of reasons. The necessity of college and the rigor of education are things
that can be different for every student based on a variety of factors. In this situation, there is no
yes or no answer to the question of college necessity and whether or not college has gotten
easier. The necessity and rigor of college is something that is different for every college student.
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Works Cited
“37 Percent of May 2016 Employment in Occupations Typically Requiring Postsecondary Education.”
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Clark, Burton R. “The ‘Cooling-Out’ Function in Higher Education.” American Journal of Sociology,
Meyer , Michaela D., Megan Spencer, and T. French. College Student Journal “The Identity of a
‘College Student’: Perceptions of College Academics and Acadmenic Rigor Amomg First Year
Rosembaugh , James E. “Beyond College for All: Career Paths for the Forgotten Half .” American
Tinto, Vincent. “Dropout from Higher Education: A Theoretical Synthesis of Recent Research.” Review
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