Is college still worth the cost? Survey asks high school seniors
Published by The National News Desk
College is still worth the cost, according to most high school seniors.
Art & Science Group, a consulting firm that works with nonprofit educational institutions, surveyed high schoolers, both bound for college and those who decided to skip more school.
Cost is a concern, but it’s just one factor in the “value proposition” colleges and universities can offer, said Craig Goebel, a principal at Art & Science Group.
The new report, released Monday, showed over 90% of college-bound high school seniors view college as worth the cost, as did 80% of students who considered college but decided against it, and over half of high schoolers who said they never seriously considered going to college.
Goebel called the survey results “positive news at a time when there's not a lot of positive news” for colleges and universities.
Goebel said he and his colleagues at Art & Science Group read the headlines about people questioning the value of higher education.