Are children more likely to attend college if both parents have a college degree

I think it's more into what the children think about college. What is their perception about college? Will they gain anything? Will their career of choice be an available course there? Will my old friends be in the same college as I am? How hard will it be? Those are what ran into my mind when I entered college for the 1st time. The college degree of parents hold of little interest to the children. I think they focus more on what happened AFTER college. Are my parents successful? Do they enjoy their profession of choice? Did the university help them in finding a job or did they do that on their own? I thought of that when I graduated from my 1st course.

I believe so because they want to maintain a sort of social status. We live in a society and many are social climbers. But there are many factors to be considered. It's not always because both parents are degree holders that the children become degree holders. It may be because they can afford to obtain higher education and higher education is a requirement to get a better job and higher position. Whereas poor parents were not able to have degrees because they are poor. But they do exert efforts to send their children to school to finish college or a degree or the child work while studying to get a degree. It's not because the parents do not have a degree that it follows that the child won't have any degree also. It all depends I think primarily on finances.

I don't think it matters. Neither of my parents went to college, nor am I going, but I wasn't influenced by them *not* to go. It was completely my decision.

I have a bachelor degree myself like my dad, but my mother doesn't have it. I only took it because at the time I wanted to be an Accountant and I didn't get to work in that field at all but in some of my work palces I ended up helping Accounting dept. It's not good for parents to have little knowledge, the least is that they ahve highschool diploma and take higher education in the field they want to advance in or useful for their future. I know so many people at work do not have degree of anything because they earn money anyway without having to spend too much getting a degree.

I dont know if it matters. My mom went to college and my dad didn't. I'm in college now but i think its more of the change in times because back then it was more acceptable not to go to college but now its alot harder to find a decent job if you didnt go to college

Personally I think it is something to admire of your friend that she is setting an example to their kids with her own life. I can understand it. I have heard that,also from friends that have studied psycology. I could be true but not so exact. Kids can get that desire of becoming professional from what parents tell themm is the best for their future, and as a way to fulfill their dreams.