The Purpose of Clooege

Today the debate about the real purpose of attending college is actually at its pick given that most college graduates today find it difficult to get employment and thus question the real purpose of going to college only to be jobless . This is due to the fact that in the past many people believed that college education sole importance was to enable one acquire the required skills that would then culminate to a good job or employment after completion of college

In light of this I believe that Epsteins argument that the purpose

of college education is to enable students grow intellectually and discover universal values through a study of the past is basically a realistic and timely answer to the real purpose of going to college

I believe that the college is basically a place where one gets the chance to lay the basis for a personal philosophy of his or her life in an attempt to make the world a better place than we found it . The collage environment basically provides a good environment and circumstances that would enable one build this personal foundation of life since there are libraries for research , courses and scholars that makes it easier for one to delve deep into different areas of knowledge and above all the college provides one with the noble opportunity to meet people of different backgrounds in terms of race , gender character , nationality as well as ages thus providing a good opportunity to be not only educated but...