Employment Rates Of College Students

With the burden of paying off tuition and not being financially able to support themselves and family, students are left with no choice, but to take out loans and take on jobs.The struggle to manage jobs and school work has reflected on their studies and student life. Since tuition is rising, it only makes sense that the employment rate from students has continued to rise as well in order to pay for their education. The rise of employment ultimately indicates college students’ determination to pay off their debt. CNBC reporter states that, “over the past 25 years, more than 70 percent of college students have worked while attending school.” More than half of college students are affected with the high rate of tuition and more than half are

The amount of hours remaining to focus on their education is preventing them from performing their full potential on their work. Whitmore explains that “Students working full-time also reported the following liabilities: 40 percent report that work limits their class schedule; 36 percent report it reduces their class choices; 30 percent report it limits the number of classes they take; and 26 percent report it limits access to the library.” Since working, students start to prioritize their jobs before their school schedules, their hours initially dedicated to school decreases to accommodate their work schedules. Which therefore, prevents them from receiving any help they may need or extra work time to get their assignments completed. Managing a job and school is a lot on college students and this can be part of the reason in which they drop out (College Board). The amount of stress put on a student on maintaining grades, having a social life, and working can cause a student to completely give up. A student’s decision to dropout can be traced back to their tuition, financial status, and their college work expectation. College is suppose to be a student’s prime. This is when students are able to experience what they like, in order to pursue a career they genuinely are interested in. However, College Board states that “students who work more than 15 to 20 hours per week often experience decreased school success”. Students should not have a job that’s restricting them from succeeding in school. They enrolled into college to continue their education and ultimately pursue their ambitions. Jobs shouldn't be the reason why they struggle, because a their focus should be on themselves. Not on whether they need to start saving up, just so they can continue their