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College graduates make more money
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on average, college graduates make $500,000 more than high school graduates N.p., n.d. Web. .
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More and more jobs require college degrees
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on average, people who do not go to college fall by $1.7 million and 63% of jobs require college N.p., n.d. Web. .
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College graduates have more and better employment opportunities
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only 3.6% of college graduates are unemployed and 58% of them are \"very satisfied\" with their jobs N.p., n.d. Web. .
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College graduates are healthier and live longer
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83% of college graduates reported very healthy and 63% work out a lot but only 37% of high school graduates work out and on average, college graduates live 6 years longer than high school graduates N.p., n.d. Web. .
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College graduates have lower poverty rates
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the poverty rate for college graduates is 4% and the poverty rate for high school graduates is 12% N.p., n.d. Web. .
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The children of college graduates are healthier and more prepared for school
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18% more children could recognize the alphabet sooner if their mother went to college rather than them just graduating high school N.p., n.d. Web. .
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College exposes students to diverse people and ideas
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students can get the chance to make new friends from different places and learn their culture and understand the reasoning behind the opinions of others N.p., n.d. Web. .
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Earning a college degree is a major life achievement
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\"probably the best day of my entire life. That was the day I finished my challenge to myself and also the day I made history in my family, it was the day I EARNED my college degree.\" N.p., n.d. Web. .
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College allows students to explore career options
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\"Over 80% of college students complete internships before graduation, giving them valuable employment experience before entering the job market.\" N.p., n.d. Web. .
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College graduates attract higher-paying employers
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\"A 1% increase in college graduates in a community increases the wages of workers without a high school diploma by 1.9% and the wages of high school graduates by 1.6%.\" N.p., n.d. Web. .
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Student loan debt forces college graduates to live with their parents and delay adult milestones
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\"Between 2003 and 2012 the number of 25-year-olds with student debt increased from 25% to 43%, and their average loan balance was $20,326 in 2012\" N.p., n.d. Web. .
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Many college graduates are employed in jobs that don't need college degrees
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\"17 million college graduates were in positions that did not require a college education.\" N.p., n.d. Web. .
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Many college graduates are un- or underemployed
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In 2011 50% of college graduates under 25 years old had no job or a part-time job. N.p., n.d. Web. .
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Many people succeed without college degrees
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the 30 projected fastest growing jobs between 2010 and 2020, five do not require a high school diploma and nine require a high school diploma. A fun fact is that Ellen Degeneres didn't go to college!!!! N.p., n.d. Web. .
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Many students do not graduate and waste their money
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\"Over 25% of students who enroll in college do not return for the second year. About 44% of students at four-year colleges dropped out according to a Feb. 2011 study.\" N.p., n.d. Web. .
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Student debt overwhelms many seniors
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\"in 2012 there were 6.9 million student loan borrowers aged 50 and over who collectively owed $155 billion\" N.p., n.d. Web. .
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College degrees do not guarantee learning or job preparation
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¨36% of students demonstrated no significant improvement on Collegiate Learning Assessments after 4 years of college¨ N.p., n.d. Web. .
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Student debt could cause a financial crisis
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¨As of 2012 student loan debt was over $1 trillion dollars, and more than 850,000 student loans were in default.¨ N.p., n.d. Web. .
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A college degree is no guarantee of workplace benefits
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¨In 2013, 68.9% of employed new college graduates did not receive health insurance through their employers and, in 2011, 27.2% received retirement coverage¨ N.p., n.d. Web. .
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College stress can lead to health problems and other negative consequences
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¨40.2% of college students reported feeling \"frequently overwhelmed\". in a 2012 survey about stress levels \"The competition for grades, the need to perform, relationships, career choice, and many other aspects of the college environment cause stress.\" N.p., n.d. Web. .
