Is college worth the cost? Experts discuss higher education benefits and challenges

Is college worth the cost? Experts discuss higher education benefits and challenges

By Amy DiPierro When Harmony Simpson graduated from 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 Monica College. Simpson decided to enroll anyway. S…