| While some individuals are searching for the perfect | | | | hire and accountant and lawyer in order to build and |
| college or university to attend, others may be | | | | maintain a successful business. Jobs in areas like public |
| questioning the importance of a college education and | | | | utilities, construction, and even some administrative |
| if they should even go to school. Whether or not a | | | | positions may only require a high school diploma or |
| college education is important or even necessary | | | | GED if you possess the relevant skills. |
| depends on your career and salary goals. | | | | When deciding on a career you should ask yourself; |
| Unless you are the heir to a fortune, earning an | | | | will I be happy performing the job and will the pay be |
| income is a necessary part of life. How do you plan | | | | enough for the lifestyle I desire? If you can not |
| to make the money to house, feed, clothe yourself | | | | decide on a career or at least an area of interest, |
| and pay your bills? | | | | then you may want to wait on going to college. You |
| Professional, corporate, and many government jobs | | | | could end up spending time and money taking |
| require a minimum of a bachelor's degree to be | | | | courses in one major that may not count at all |
| considered for employment. | | | | towards your degree if you change your major at a |
| Jobs in fields like nursing, culinary arts, cosmetology, | | | | later time. |
| technology, and automotive careers may require an | | | | If a job that doesn't require formal education appeals |
| associate's degree or the completion of a certificate | | | | to you then you could be fine without college. But if |
| program. | | | | your desired career requires a degree or certificate |
| You could become a business owner without | | | | and if you would like to earn an income that affords |
| receiving a formal education. However, it may be | | | | you a more comfortable lifestyle, then a college |
| necessary to take some entrepreneurial classes or | | | | education is very important. |