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As the recession has begun to take a turn for the better, things are still not as great as we would like. Even though the stock market has climbed up almost to its previous glory, the market is still under its effects. The most notable symptom, I think, are colleges. College in general is going up. The price is going up, the attendance is going up, everything. College has just suddenly become a huge deal. Not that people didn't already know how important it was, but with the recession and the job market being so poor, everybody is looking to expand their horizons so they may be exempt from the growing group of people without a job. Attendance at Community Colleges has gone up forty percent in the last year, while state College attendance has stayed flat. This is incredible, just for the record. It has been just recently that college has become practically mandatory for student leaving high school. Now if you don't, your chances for a job are extremely slim. For employers, this is an incredible opportunity. They have the chance for talented quality workers. They have the best opportunity to take their time deciding to who to pick - who has the best education, who has the most experience, etc... It's best time for them. However, this is not so great a time for the employee, those of us who don't just get to pick and choose, at this point we take what we can get. Anyway, back to colleges. Tuition has been climbing recently. Not enough to really make people worry, but enough to raise awareness that things will get worse before they are better. The important thing to remember is that college is important to everyone concerned. It helps the new graduated get a job, it helps the employer find quality workers, and it helps society grow to have the most profitable community.