Feb 06, 2017 07:52 AM EST By Audri Taylors, UniversityHerald Reporter

During their high school career, a lot of students begin to question the importance of attaining a higher education, and find themselves asking why it is important to attend college. The answer is that, more than ever, going to college and earning a degree opens and provides vast opportunities to graduates when it comes to career, financial growth, a better future and many other aspects.

Going to college means more than just landing a promising job and earning a higher income, according to MSU reporter, because college is one way for one to truly figure out who he is and what he wants to do in life. It opens opportunities for a person to discover and explore his true interests, passion and understand their weaknesses and strengths.

While it is true that going to college is the main route a student takes before setting foot in the real world, it is not just about being equipped with knowledge and skills but learning how to face and deal with obstacles and adversities they face in their college life. This prepare them for their future jobs that are becoming increasingly competitive and tough.

A college degree also does not only make an individual marketable, but it makes a graduate more marketable to a much wider range of lucrative career options, according to College Atlas. Your four-year degree will be your key to qualify for a much greater range of higher paying job positions. And not only that, it will also provide professional networking opportunities that are not really accessible to those who did not go to college. You get to have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world which will expand your perspective in many things and broaden your thinking.

And of course, the fact alone that you have earned a college degree will give you the personal satisfaction from knowing that you have accomplished something and attained an outstanding achievement that anyone will feel proud of.

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