Why College

COLLEGE: THE MARRIAGE OF EDUCATION AND STUDENT

By: Adam Pemberton

Marriage & College

Marriage and higher education are difficult decisions that will impact anyone's life in the following ways: Economically Long Term Time Commitment Socially

About Me

Adam Pemberton William Henry Harrison High School (Rural

Ohio) No intentions attending a 4 year College. Ideal Careers at time: Plumber,

Electrician, or Military Act Score: 19

Dropouts/ High School Graduation Rates

Roughly 7% high school drop out rate in 2012* Lowest 4 year Graduation Rate: Nevada 61% (Las

Vegas would be my assumption) Higher drop out rates for those with low-income

families . I graduated in 2010 from my high school. Graph Below: 2008 Median earnings by twenty five year

olds*http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=372

The Rest of your life…

More options typically means a more stressful decision. 4,500+ colleges* (School)

Millions of potential soulmates (Marriage)

Thousands of dollars spent Merged accounts or possible divorce

Some schools offer over 200+ majors

Our generation struggles to make plans for the weekend let alone the idea of choosing a major/career for the rest of your life.

http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84

Expectations

“If you don’t go to college you will end up flipping burgers for the rest of your life”

Types of School Post High School Graduation

Two Year Colleges Community Colleges (Cost & Class focused) I graduated from Cincinnati State in 2013. Originally a biomedical engineer after a co-op at

Cincinnati Children's I changed to marketing. Four Year Colleges

Private (Smaller/Expensive) vs Public (Larger/Less Expensive)

Liberal Arts Colleges (Limited) vs University (Variety of Majors)

Vocational School (Specialization) Culinary Arts, Firefighting, and Dental Hygiene

Personal Experience Two Year College

I was the Surge, the official Cincinnati State mascot.

Fewer general electives and more specialization based.

The average Two Year college Student is 29 years old.*

Majority of community college students are part time.*

Attended year round to stay on course with co-op program.

Six classes away from graduating as a biomedical technician.

Dropped out of college.

*http://www.aacc.nche.edu/AboutCC/Trends/Pages/studentsatcommunitycolleges.aspx

Why Ohio State?

Program Availability Program Ranking Prestige Location Size* Campus Layout Does it fit my values? Campus Organizations Public vs Private Price* Credibility Athletics* Recommendations*

Business , 115,396, 14%

Education .176,307, 21%

English language and literature/letters , 63,914, 8%

Social sciences and history , 155,324, 18%

Bachelors Granted 1970Total: 839,730

Agriculture and natural resources ..................Architecture and related services .......................Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies ...................................Biological and biomedical sciences .......................................Business ...........................................................Communication, journalism, and related programs ..............................................Communications technologies ..........................Computer and information sciences ...........................Education ...............................................Engineering ...........................................Engineering technologies ................................English language and literature/letters .......................Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...........Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics .........................Health professions and related clinical sciences ............................Legal professions and studies ...................................Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities .................................Library science ..........................................Mathematics and statistics ........................................Military technologies ................................Multi/interdisciplinary studies ................................Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ...................Philosophy and religious studies ..................................Physical sciences and science technologies .............................Precision production ....................................Psychology .........................................Public administration and social services ........................Security and protective services ....................................Social sciences and history ........................................Theology and religious vocations ....................Transportation and materials moving .....................Visual and performing arts ...............................Not classified by field of study ...................

The top four majors made up 61% of the graduating class of 1970 including: Education,Social Science&History, Business, or English.

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_282.asp

Business , 347,985, 22%

Education 101,708, 6%Health professions and re-lated clinical sciences

120,488, 8%

Social sciences and his-tory 168,500, 11%

Bachelors Granted 2009Total: 1,601,368

Agriculture and natural resources ..................Architecture and related services .......................Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies ...................................Biological and biomedical sciences .......................................Business ...........................................................Communication, journalism, and related programs ..............................................Communications technologies ..........................Computer and information sciences ...........................Education ...............................................Engineering ...........................................Engineering technologies ................................English language and literature/letters .......................Family and consumer sciences/human sciences ...........Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics .........................Health professions and related clinical sciences ............................Legal professions and studies ...................................Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities .................................Library science ..........................................Mathematics and statistics ........................................Military technologies ................................Multi/interdisciplinary studies ................................Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ...................Philosophy and religious studies ..................................Physical sciences and science technologies .............................Precision production ....................................Psychology .........................................Public administration and social services ........................Security and protective services ....................................Social sciences and history ........................................Theology and religious vocations ....................Transportation and materials moving .....................Visual and performing arts ...............................Not classified by field of study ...................

The top four majors made up 47% of the graduating class of 2009 in-cluding: Business,Social Sciences &History, Health Professions, and Education

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_282.asp

What do I get out of going to college?

Pros More income post graduation (Slide 3) More opportunities ( Professional &

Social) Roughly 60% college graduates jobs

required a degree** Cons

More stress “34% College Students have felt

depressed in the past three months”* “9 % have seriously considered suicide

in the past year”* More debt (average around $25,000-

$35,000) 27.3% of College Graduates jobs that

was closely related to their major*** http://www.adaa.org/finding-help/helping-others/college-students/facts **http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/20/only-27-percent-of-college-grads-have-a-job-related-to-their-major/

In Summary

If someone wants to reach a goal it can be obtained, but it may not go as one ideally planned.

Although it may be stressful during your time in college all students suffer from some type of agony.

College has significant benefits in regards to your lifespan, happiness, and income.

Recommendations/Future Research

Retention (Private, Public, 2 year, 4 year) Happiness College vs Non College Average time spent getting Bachelors,

Masters, and Doctorate