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When it comes to my shopping and tendencies to bargain hunt, I always have to tell my friends I am not “cheap”.  I am “value seeking”.  Value is more than a word we throw around during holiday sales and on used car lots.  Value is a formula that measures what up put in, versus what you get out. If you get out more than you put in, you have something with value. When thinking of the money, time, energy and effort you are putting into college the natural questions becomes, “What is the value of a college degree?”

Your college degree will be filled with many types of value. Financially, we know that people with college degrees make, on average, two to three times more money than people without them. College degrees also open the door to advanced degrees which add more capability for you to earn a higher wager and advance in your workplace.  A college degree opens the doors to employment wider and faster than trying to earn all the experience you can working but having no education to show for your time. A college degree also removes the barrier that keeps you from advancing farther in your work. Some jobs in your company require a degree. Even if you know the job backwards and forwards, without the degree, it will go to someone else.

There is more value than just financial and vocational.  Having a college degree changes you. It shapes the way you think and gives you skills for critical analysis, thoughtful response and insightful decisions. A college degree will also broaden the scope of your human experience by exposing you to new cultures, thoughts, arts and sciences. You become a well rounded person and are affirmed in the knowledge that you have the discipline it takes to get any job done.

When you look at the diploma framed on the wall with your name on it, you will always be proud and know that your college degree has brought you a lifetime of pride, accomplishment and opportunity. That is value.

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