The next debt crises in America is going to be all the student debt that is being carried and it is no wonder with the absolutely outrageous cost of getting a college degree. How can anyone justify borrowing $10,000 to $50,000 a year for 4 years just to get a college degree?

For doctors and lawyers who might be able to make enough to pay it back maybe it is okay. But for the average student with an English major, Communications major, History major, or any other kind of major what kind of job are they going to get that will pay them enough to ever pay that much back? And now with the unemployment rate near 10%, no college graduate is guaranteed of getting a job at all anyway.

This is a SERIOUS problem for anyone who is 18 years old and trying to figure out what to do. On one hand they may want a college degree but on the other hand they don’t want to be in debt much of their lives just to get it. At some price, and we may already be at that price, a college degree is a BAD choice!

Jobs for 18 year olds are not easy to find and anyone who has been looking knows that. It is no secret that jobs for college graduates aren’t easy to get either and many of the people trying to get them are heavily in debt from all their college loans.

College is important only if you can afford it because even with a degree nothing is guaranteed. Many, many people have no degree and have been VERY successful in business and their jobs. So, it might be better to be looking for work with zero debt than already being buried in it just like so many college students and graduates are now days.

If you are 18  or 19 years old and looking for a job, keep looking and be glad you don’t have big loans to pay off. It might not be fun to be having so much rejection on the job front but at least you don’t have that pernicious debt to pay off!

But things have changed in the last 10 to 15 years ago and now jobs for 18 year olds might, in some cases, be the better option than heading straight to a university. The big change is the price it costs to go to college. No longer can it be called expensive. Now “outrageous” is about the only word that can be used to describe the cost of 4 years of college at most universities.

I don’t think anyone will argue that a person is better off with a college degree than without one. If you can get one, you should. But the question is, at what price does it actually make sense to skip college and go straight to getting a job.

Proponents of a college degree will spout out things like “statistics show that over the course of a lifetime people with college degrees earn a million dollars more than those whithout degrees” and other things like that. This all may be true but there has to be a point where going into debt to go to college is actually detrimental.

If you are trying to be a doctor, dentist, lawyer or go into some other profession that is extremely high paying, you will most likely be able to dig out from under the mountain of debt you will incur to graduate and get your degree. Besides, to be any of those things you need a college degree or you can’t them anyway.

However, most students will not graduate college and immediately be offered high paying jobs. They will have to get some entry level job somewhere and work themselves up the ladder. Perhaps they will someday be a success and earn a lot but there is no guarantee and definitely not from the start.

If a normal student graduates college with a debt of $20,000 to $50,000 which is rapidly becoming more the norm, is that really a good position to be in? How many years is it going to take before that person becomes debt free? Yes, they now have a college degree but many degrees are quite worthless for actually earning any money.

During that 4 years (or more) that it took to graduate college and go in debt, they could have gotten a job somewhere. During that time they would have been EARNING money instead of going in debt and in 4 years time they would have probably learned enough to move up the job ladder somewhat.

So, if a person decides not to go to college they would have the possibility to be in the black at the end of 4 years, with a job, and on the way up. The college student might be heavily in debt and graduating without a job. Which position would you rather be in.

Another drawback is the mental stress and pressure being in debt puts a person. Should young adults be in debt at the age of 20, 21, or 22? Is this a good thing? Life is supposed to be fun at those ages and being in debt is NOT FUN! It is hard to start your adult life knowing that you have to somehow dig yourself out of debt.

College is not for everyone and some students are unsure whether they should go. these are usually the young adults that are not the best students and are not that interested in acedemics. It is this type of person that should think seriously of at least trying the job route first before going to college. Jobs for 18 year olds right out of high school are not a bad thing and for some kids they might be the absolute best choice!

The biggest decision in a young person’s life is whether to go on to college or a trade school or whether to get a job. Right now, jobs for 18 year olds and everybody in general are hard to find and that may not change for quite some time.

If there ever has been a good time to continue your education after high school, today in 2009 and beyond may be that time because of the bad economy. However, with the price of college escalating rapidly to ridiculous heights, a case might also be made that college is over rated and especially so if you have to graduate with a large chunk of debt. Perhaps college and starting life in debt is not the only option?

These are the questions 17 year olds have to face and make decisions about well before they graduate. Whether the choice is to go to college or to try to get a job, resumes have to be sent early to all prospective employers and universities so that you have time to get accepted.

This blog will discuss these questions about jobs for 18 year olds and where to look for them or whether college is always the best option.