Contents
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Memorandum……..………………………………………………………………………………………….ii

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………….1

Why Learning Leads to Happiness……………………………………………………………………1

Graduates Live Longer Lives…………………………………………………………………………….2

College Degree equals higher income………………………………………………………………2

Charts……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3

Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………4

References……………………………………………………………………………………………………..5

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THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION

Introduction

The pursuit of an education greatly benefits individuals and in turn communities. Regardless of gender, race or origin an education at the college level is a ticket to happiness, longer life spans, greater personal fulfillment and higher wage earning power.

Education is the only way to break the cycle of generational poverty. The value can be measure in numerous ways, but all have a profound lasting impact on an individual quality of life. Making the choice to feed your brain throughout life is never a worthless pursuit. However education on the college level has the weighted benefit of opening doors throughout life that would most certainly be closed otherwise.

It’s not just the college educated individual that is affected by knowledge. A community that invests in the education of all its members young or old becomes prosperous. Crime rates drop tremendously, philanthropy increases, health increases, tax earnings increase and the list goes on.
Vast amounts of research have been done to prove the value of a college education. The following are three results of that research.
WHY LEARNING LEADS TO HAPPINESS

Five out of the ten happiest states are also the top ten for college degree attainment according to the Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index. Why is this? Education gives people opportunity to explore their passions whatever they