1.2.1 College Pathways

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​Intro To Trades
1.2.1 College Pathways

Brenda Brewer [e-mail] Phone: [phone] x24589

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2. Answer questions in Zoom Polls

3. Use Guided Notes to Follow Along - Padlet Link Home Page

4. Open edio and Follow Along

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Remember, you have choices for success in this course

Lesson Objectives:

• list the various benefits of obtaining a traditional degree

• identify the setbacks when choosing the college pathway

• identify the various options of degrees

• identify various types of post-secondary schools to choose from 

Vocabulary: 

associate's degree, bachelor's degree, college, community college, private university, state university, tuition, university

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Intro to Trades 1.2.1 College Pathways

Poll

What do you think...getting a college degree will result in a higher paying job.

• Always

• Never

• Depends

The millennial generation is the most-educated generation by far.

65% of millennials value higher education and plan to get a degree.

67% have already graduated or completed some college.

Millennials as a whole carry an average of $38,000 in student loan debt.

More than 50% of millennials say that their college debt was not worth it. 

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The Debate!

​Is going to college a good thing or a bad thing?
The answer is not so simple...

More Marketability When Job Hunting

When you have a degree listed on your résumé, it can give you the upper hand over another candidate for a position.

Ability to Enter Specialized Careers

You cannot work in some career fields unless you have a degree in a specific area. You would not want to have a surgical procedure done by someone who had not successfully graduated from medical school, would you?

Personal Development

By getting a degree, you are taking courses across multiple subjects, including humanities courses. This will help you become a well-rounded person

​Increased Earning Potential

A degree could help you to land a higher-paying job than otherwise, and it could help you to advance faster in specific industries.

​The Benefits...

Match

Match the benefit topics to the definition

• Personal Development

• Increased Earning Potential

• Enter Specialized Careers

Build more thinking and social skills

Ability to make more money

Some jobs require a college degree

• Build more thinking and social skills

• Ability to make more money

• Some jobs require a college degree

There are many options for attending college.

The word college is used here as a catchall phrase for all higher education institutions.







Tuition is the cost to attend school for one year full-time. The two major types of higher education institutions are colleges and universities.

​Higher Education

Some famous colleges in Pennsylvania are Haverford College, Albright College, and Lafayette College.

Community colleges are more affordable, local schools that are publicly funded and offer associate's degrees, specific programs, and licensing certifications.

Community Colleges | Department of Education | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Universities are typically larger schools that consist of several colleges and offer a range of degrees.

Colleges within a university are often given a title based on their course of study, such as “College of Engineering.”


There are two main types of universities, state universities and private universities.

State universities are publicly funded institutions that are state-run.

Examples of state universities in Pennsylvania are Penn State University and the University of Pittsburgh.

Private universities are institutions that are not run by the state. These are often smaller than state universities and offer prestigious degrees that can come with higher tuition.

Examples of private universities in Pennsylvania are Bucknell University and Carnegie Mellon University.

Multiple Choice

Miami University located in Oxford, Ohio, is a public school that receives some funding from the state of Ohio and includes six different colleges. What type of school is it?

• Private University

• Community College

• State University

Match

Match the college degree to the number of years to obtain

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• Doctoral Degree

typically, 2 years

typically, 4 years

approximately 6 years

typically, 7-9 years

• typically, 2 years

• typically, 4 years

• approximately 6 years

• typically, 7-9 years

Multiple Choice

Yes or No: According to the video: Having a college degree does pay off in the long run?

• Yes but it will take time to pay off student loans

• No the pay increase is not enough

• What if I got my degree only to find out that it is not the work I want to do? 

• What if there are not many jobs available in that degree field? 

• Does the degree I am getting allow me to transition easily to another career path later? 

• Do I need a degree in order to do the work I want to do? 

• What am I getting in exchange for the high tuition amount? 

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Is a Degree Worth It?!

​Consider These Questions

Only 27% of college graduates have a job related to their degree.

That means that 73% of degrees are not even used for intended career paths.

On top of that, only 62% have a job that even requires a college degree.

Sadly, that means that 62% of degree-holders could have possibly avoided the college debt altogether.

Even worse off are those who start school, gain student loan debt, and do not finish. 40% of undergraduate students drop out of school.

Points to Ponder

Match

Match the definition to the correct terms

• Small schools with a narrow focus of degrees

• Typically a 4 year course of study

• Local Colleges with Associate Programs

• The cost to attend a college for one year

• Typically a 2 year course of study

Colleges

bachelor's degree

Community Colleges

tuition

associate's degree

• Colleges

• bachelor's degree

• Community Colleges

• tuition

• associate's degree

In this lesson, you learned:

• the various benefits of obtaining a traditional degree

• the positives and negatives of choosing the college pathway

• the various options of degrees and schools from which to choose

In an upcoming lesson, you will learn about vocational education.

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​Summary

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is the highest degree you can earn?

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• Doctoral Degree