By earning a college degree, it helps ensure that you are qualified for the job you want. For example, Andrew Delbanco writes in his article that a university degree is a minimum qualification to enter the skilled labor market (Delbanco 506). David Leonhardt, a writer for the New York Times, also wrote that the wage gap between college graduates and the rest of the world is higher than ever, according to an analysis of Department of Labor statistics (Leonhardt). Additionally, many adults believe that college is very important. An example of this is the cartoon on the right that helps illustrate the importance of a college education using comedic dialogue. Delbanco also writes about how a college education helps increase job wages. He writes that college graduates earn more money (Delbanco 506). He also writes that a college education will help make Americans educated citizens and can help citizens contribute to society. He discusses this when he writes: “College education provides an educated citizenry…College graduates should be able to understand the ideas and practices of democratic education” (Delbanco 507). College education also helps ensure citizenship. Delbanco explains this when he writes, “College helps people enjoy their lives and opens their senses and minds to different experiences” (Delbanco 508). He writes that when he first introduced this, he did not emphasize so deeply what it meant, he said it “clearly and passionately” (Deblanco 508). College education prepares students for their futures by creating a cadre of educated citizens for our roles in