When you graduated high school, you got yourself a job and started raising your value.

Well, so did higher education. Its value has skyrocketed, and because of that, college doesn't cost what it did when you graduated high school. If you are currently employed at a company, however, you may be able to get them to pay or subsidize the cost of your education, making it a whole lot easier on you to stomach the hefty price.

For that reason, EducationforAdults.com is happy to offer you the Chronicle of Higher Education's latest report on tuition reimbursement (as well as adult financial aid).

The three industries most likely to have companies that provide tuition assistance are:

• Utilities
• Manufacturing
• Mining

The six services least likely to have companies that provide tuition assistance are:

• Retail
• Arts
• Entertainment
• Recreation
• Accommodations
• Food

The three fields of study most likely to have companies that provide tuition assistance are:

• Engineering
• Transportation
• Business

If your company will not help you pay tuition, consider this: "Most students taking courses for personal enrichment or to change careers used cash savings (60 and 57 percent, respectively), while the biggest share (41 percent) of students interested in completing a degree used federal loans," (Elyse Ashburn, Chronicle of Higher Education).