Show Studies reaffirm benefits of secondary post-secondary education Cyndi Ainge Contributing writer A recent study compiled by Suzanne Dean public relations specialist for the University of Utah confirms that a post high school education t. can help land satisfying paying high-paying jobs According According According Accord Accord- ing to Dean the value of a college education is on the rise while the value of a high school education remains basically the same widening the income gap between the two Using data from the Census Bureau for 1987 for her research Dean found that a male with a ai i Bachelors Bachelor's degree will have an estimated lifetime earnings of about 19 19 million with an annual income income income in in- come of A male having only a high school diploma will make at least r less than the college graduate i h-i Traditionally women tend to fall behind men in pay Deans Dean's study showed that a female with a graduate degree will make about one million dollars in her lifetime if she works time full-time and never leaves the labor force Statistics suggest that in 85 of households headed by a single mother under the age of 30 the woman has no post high school education With a median income of about annually such households live at or beneath poverty levels To earn a secondary post-secondary degree requires approximately approximately ap proximately class days For each dollar spent intuition in intuition intuition tuition and books a male will see a 57 return on his investment into a higher education A female can expect a return of 34 for each dollar invested in higher education Dr Ray Marshall former Secretary of Labor notes that industry is requiring high level reasoning and verbal communication skills for employment A college education will prepare the student for the demanding workplace of the future and income will increase with each step up the education ladder It |