GOING TO COLLEGE GOING TO COLLEGE
PROS CONS
● More earnings later on ● Expense
● Lower risk of being arrested ● Debt
● Higher education = higher pay ● Not all degrees promise financial benefits
● Longer life span - jobs with health ● Nothing is guaranteed
● Not for everyone’s personality or learning
insurance
● Earn 60% more with a bachelors degree style
● Chance to make a life for yourself ● Can be stressful
● Make connections for the future
● Broaden your horizons NOT GOING TO COLLEGE
● Always have something to fall back on CONS
NOT GOING TO COLLEGE ● No support to fall back on
PROS ● Could be stressful
● Earnings are lower
● Debt free ● Harder to advance in society
● Still good jobs out there without a college ● Shorter life span - no health insurance
degree
● Good trade schools which allow hands-on
type work
● You have more free time
● Often self-taught
● Make connections for the future
● Broaden your horizons