Lewis, Tyler: Credentialing

 With the current standing of our economy in the United States, college degrees are necessary to receive a good paying job with decent benefits, but today even that isn't enough.  College is becoming increasingly more common for youth to attend which creates more competition in America with the constant decline of jobs. The cost of college is also increasing, but without a college degree, the chances of one becoming successful go down to slim or none.

    Since that is  case in America, the demand for a degree at least at a master's level has become almost a requirement just to be considered for a job. Bachelor degrees used to work, but as the years pass on it is becoming evident that in order to have a place in the employed world, workers have to compete by getting an education that is becoming more and more unaffordable.

    Finding a degree plan for an affordable price was very hard for me. I was trying to attend an out of state college but found that even with the government assisting my financial needs that I would still have to pay a healthy part. I ended up deciding to attend SAU because I wouldn't have to pay for anything because of my in-state scholarships and the government's help. Getting my basics for free would be the better offer instead of taking out student loans especially since the statistic stated by the editors of the article titled Death by Degrees is that there is a debt of $300 billion dollars from student loans not being paid back. If finding a job straight out of college might be tough, the student loan would not be the way to start of my life in the real world. College students also have to earn money somehow in order to pay for everyday expenses such as gas, food, toiletries, and other necessities. With little to no jobs, students are finding it hard to live on campus.

    A college student can easily relate to this article no matter what their circumstances are, but one thing remains clear. College or an type of higher education demands are increasing, and job availability is decreasing. America is in a desperate state and needs improvement in this area. Hopefully by the time I'm done with college, there will be jobs.