College is for, how I see it,Ã‚Â two types of people. 1) You are striving for a career in the future that requires you to have a degree. For example, I plan to become a pilot in the near future, but nearly every big commercial company requires a bachelors degree in aeronautical science (or something similar) from an accredited university. 2) You are going there to expand on your already well established career in order to either learn more, or obtain a degree you need in order to move higher up in the chain for your company. In my opinion, if you are not apart of those two categories, then college might be really risky and I wouldn't recommend it that much. Of course it might be useful if you are going to get a stem degree, but make sure you have a solid plan after that.\n\nOn another note, those who say college is way too expensive to go into are not entirely true. Let me explain the situation I went through after my recent high school graduation. I planned on going to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for my aeronautical science degree, since it was pretty famous for both its engineering and flight paths. I got accepted and even got a top not presidential scholarship of 15k. However, it was to expensive for me to get into still (total price of first years is about 45k). So I looked into my own state (Colorado) and found MSU. The campus when I went looked awesome, close to two stadiums and an amusement park in the heart of the city. Not only that, but an all access RTD (light rail, bus, basically transportation)Ã‚Â was included within the tuition. It also includes an aeronautical science course, and being within 50 miles of Denver international airport it has some pretty good reputation. Without the scholarship, 1 year is only 7k for Colorado residents...Ã‚Â  Bottom line is, yes college can be VERY expensive, but it can be reasonably low cost as well. Just make sure you research well before you decide on your pick.