After high school, is a college degree needed?
Graduating high school and going off to college is on the minds of millions of students as graduation nears. A good many will start college and not finish. Some will get a bachelor's degree, and not use it. The question is, do you really need a bachelor's degree to get a good paying job? Getting a college degree is expensive. Most students will graduate with a load of student debt. Not a good way to start off life. You need to think hard if your college degree will pay off. Just having a college degree does not mean a high paying job. Consider these facts. Half of the students starting college will not finish in 6 years or less. That means lot's of debt, no degree. The majority of jobs that are growing do not require a college degree, or at not a bachelor's degree. Accounting is a growing field that does indeed need a bachelor's degree. So does the job of a college professor. If that's not for you, think of the following. Registered nursing is growin...