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In today’s economy, higher education is no longer a luxury for the privileged few, but a necessity for individual economic opportunity and America’s competitiveness in the global economy. At a time when jobs can go anywhere in the world, skills and education will determine success, for individuals and for nations. As a result, college education remains the best investment a student can make in his or her future.
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College graduates with a bachelor’s degree typically earn 66 percent more than those with only a high school diploma; and are also far less likely to face unemployment.[1]
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the average worker with a bachelor’s degree will earn approximately $1 million more than a worker without a postsecondary education.[2]
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By 2020, an estimated two-thirds of job openings will require postsecondary education or training.[3]
[1] Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Digest for Education Statistics.
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/...14_502.30.asp;
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Population Survey.
Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[2] Carnevale, Anthony P. "The Economic Value of College Majors Executive Summary 2015." Georgetown University Center on Education and
the Workforce, McCourt School of Public Policy (2015): 1-44.
[3] Carnevale, Anthony P., Nicole Smith, and Jeff Strohl. "Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements
Through 2020." Georgetown Public Policy Institute: Center on Education and the Workforce (June, 2013): 1-14.
https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releas...tudent-success