19.9 million students were enrolled in college in 2013(procon.org). Every year more and more people go to college. It may be expensive to go to college, but it all pays off. The reason more and more people continue to enroll in college is because it is so worth it. It is worth spending time and money on a college education because people who have a college education can have more job opportunities, more benefits, and higher salaries. One of the many reasons why getting a college education is worth it is because there are more job opportunities. Most jobs these days don't just require a high school diploma. Many employers look for people with college degrees because they have more knowledge and will be able to do the job the right way. Between December 2007 and January 2010, jobs requiring a bachelor's degree grew by 187,000. Georgetown University has calculated that by 2018, nearly 63% of jobs will require at least a college education. Finding a decent job is difficult these days, but having a college degree or at least a college education will make it a little easier. A college degree may not necessarily guarantee a good, high-paying job, but your chances are much better with one (procon.org). Another reason why getting a college education is worth it is that it will give you better job benefits. With higher paying jobs you get more benefits, but these jobs require higher education. That's why college graduates are more likely to get things like health insurance and retirement plans through their jobs. In 2008, 70% of people with a four-year college degree received health insurance through their jobs, while fewer than 50% of people with only a high school diploma obtained it (collegeatlas.org, para. 6 ). And 70... half of the paper... 4. Network. 27 January 2014. .Collegeatlas.org. “The Benefits of Earning a College Degree.” Why you should get a college degree. College Atlas.org, ndWeb. 02 February 2014. .Ebersole, John. “Why a degree?” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, Aug. 8, 2012. Web. Jan. 27, 2014. “State-by-State Data.” Student Debt Project:. Projectionstudentdebt.org, 2013. Web. 02 February 2014. Salaries of graduates of the class of 2012 increased 3.4% compared to the wages of those who graduated a year earlier. “Increasing Starting Salaries for New Graduates.” CNNMoney. Cable News Network, January 10, 2013. Web. February 4. 2014. .