I just need some opinions.

So, of course, I'm working on another essay, and I need some opinions.

The question is with the rising cost college and the fact that many students can't afford, do you believe that college is worth going into debt over?

When I went to college 10 years ago, it cost $60,000 a year to attend my university (tuition, room, board, books, clothes, travel home, study abroad, laundry, snacks, grooming, COFFEE, etc.). Thankfully, I went on scholarship. At graduation, I had many friends who were 22-years-old with $200,000+ in loan debt... with more debt from grad, law, med, and biz school ahead of them... and a few of their families had boarding school debt already.

Today, we're all doing very well in our careers and our extremely high quality educations have served us well. At our last get together, we talked about how insane the cost was then, but everyone said they would sacrifice anything and everything to be able to walk through the doors that our Ivy League educations have opened for us.

A college education is an investment. Like any other investment, it only works if it pays more dividends in the future than your investment. I understand that educational dividends can be measured in more ways than just money but there is a reality to it. If you invest 200 grand to get a degree in a field that society is unwilling to support financially, it doesn't work. The key is to weigh your expected earnings against the debt you're about to take on.

I think I’d like to get a college degree in spite of the economic downturn because I’d like all the security I can get. I’m of the opinion that if students invested in a technical, in-demand degree like healthcare or computer science, their chances of finding a job (and a high-paying one at that!) would be greater. This is why I’ve been thinking about earning a bachelor’s degree in computer science. I’ve read a few reviews about California College San Diego (it’s one of the colleges I’ve been looking into) and I think the college can offer a pretty solid education with its student services, financial aid assistance programs, career services etc. I think if you planned your education a little better, you’d have less of a scope for mistakes.