Is college worth the cost? Experts discuss higher education benefits

When Harmony Simpson graduated high school in 2019, she knew she didn’t have the money to attend a four-year university and that she wanted to avoid debt “like the plague.” She vividly remembers discussing post-high school options with her peers. “We were talking about how college was essential, but we believed that it was still a scam,” said Simpson, now a student at Santa... <span class="read-more"><a href="https://edsource.org/2025/is-college-worth-the-cost-experts-discuss-higher-education-benefits-and-challenges/746952">read more</a></span>