People attend college and university for many different reasons

Colleges and universities are very important institutions in our life. Sometimes it is really hard to go there, but people put a lot of efforts into this and achieve their goals for many different reasons. From my opinion, the reasons are career preparation, increased specific knowledge and love of science. Let us consider those purposes.
In the 21st century career is a very significant part in human’s life. There is no gender difference anymore. Men and women are equal in their possibilities. For instance, companies are welcoming women to build their career. They just need to prove their relevant education and experiences.  Nowadays, women get chances in programming or policy domain though it was only male before in these domains.
Colleges and universities can give me specific knowledge in different fields. And these experiences differs from own education because of educational establishments. First of all, here people communicate. Some of them are experts and others are students who need a leader in their education. Of course, we should also mention that universities have rich resources, which can help you to increase your knowledge like libraries, laboratories, observatories etc.
We also have mentioned that one of the reasons to attend educational institutions is the love of science. That is for people, who do not only seek some knowledge but qualify for absolutely different view on some subject and can prove their point. For this purpose universities have resources and also many specific programs. For instance, you are a qualified geologist and you are interested in mineral extraction. Well, you can find a University, which has a geological program and makes your research in this field.
So I can say that people’s reasons to attend educational establishment are really different, but these institutions provide great opportunities. So everybody can achieve their own purpose.