Although we have more jobs than people to fill them in Canada, I know that, in many cases, getting a better education does not guarantee good-paying work.

In Alberta, wages have not kept pace with housing costs....fully 60% of our "homeless" people are working up to 3 jobs, and have post-secondary ed or apprenticeships...but can't afford rent deposits and the first/last month's rent that landlords often require.

I think it is GOOD to have, in that it shows you finished something you started...but the cliche that an education guarantees good pay, particularly right away with no experience, is a myth that needs to be quashed. My opinion only.