Is College Worth Paying For?

                 

According to the New York Times, only 66% of students who graduate from high school have gone on to enroll into college, which means that 34% of students decide not to continue their education. One of the reasons being the high and unaffordable costs of the colleges.
Over in Westchester Community College, students and employees of the school gave their opinions on whether they thought College is worth paying for.

Sharon Gabin a research analyst of the college who is also involved in the mentoring program, helping out students throughout their college life, felt that going to college is important if "you want to be successful". She also felt that even though the college education is important, what mostly matters is the degree, which is what's going to truly help someone get a job. Overall, Sharon Gabin did believe that College is worth paying for.

A student now attending Westchester Community College felt that the high costs and possibility of going into debt that comes with going to college is not worth it, and that it's only worth it if one is guaranteed a job afterwards. The student said he was speaking from experience as he is currently in debt from a private college that he was previously attending to, he switched to Westchester Community College for the cheaper tuition and is now slowly paying back his debt from the previous college.