Is the college experience worth the money?
I'm thinking of becoming a nurse but I'm not sure what to do. I have two choices:
a) Go to a community college and live at home until I get my nursing degree which will save me a lot money
b) Go to a 4 year college to get my nursing degree which means moving out, meeting lots of new people, college experience, ect.
What do you think? I have always had a dream of going to a 4 year university, but you are able to get the same degree at El Camino. Do you think the college life is worth the money?
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Start taking classes at the community college and transfer over before you graduate so your degree comes from the better college but you save money. It also gives you the chance to make sure this is really what you want to do with your life before spending too much money
I dont think the college life is worth the money. I'd go to a community college and get your degree there. It's cheaper and you'd probably finish faster. At a community college you can still meet people, you can still move out if you want.
I'm attending a community college now and when I finish my associates here then I will transfer to a university. This saves me money because I can just transfer my credits.
I don't think it is the experience that is worth the money, it's the degree. If you want to save $, consider going to community college and transferring to a 4-year institution with a school of nursing. It will help your career.
"Almost every college graduate ends up with more than 100,000 dollars in debt" Untrue. The average college debt is around $30,000. But remember, average means the middle. Which means that half of the people who have college debt owe LESS than $30,000. And many people have no debt at all. Some parents have saved money for their kids' college, or make enough to pay for it out of their annual earnings. Some students get grants and scholarships, and/or work part-time to pay part of their tuition. Some choose to attend a state school for $14,000 a year versus an expensive private school for $54,000 a year. Some apply to less selective schools where they are likely to get merit scholarships, instead of aiming for the "hardest" school they can get into, where there's no chance of a scholarship. There are many, many students who graduate from college with no debt at all.
Yes, it worths. I was at the Engineering college for 4.5 years, and after 10 years, I went back to graduate studies college and got a master in MIS, both are different experiences for me. So I choose B.
It's up to the person, but I think I would have gone insane if I hadn't gone away to college. You have to decide what is more important, money or experiences. You can learn so much by going off to college that isn't school related.
whats the point of college when you can either go to a community college or university. if you have the money for a major college might as well go to a university instead.
I went online and now I owe $40,000 to go to school. If you're going to go to college, make it worth it, make it credible, and make it as inexpensive as possible. In times like this where there is a shortgage of jobs...your degree doesn't mean a lot. However, nurses are always needed, so you'll be good.
You will be much more employable following B. Yes, the college experience is worth it, for most people.
B.
I would rather go out and meet new people and experince college other than being isolated in my house.