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Postsecondary Education Critical for High-Earning Jobs of the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The majority of future good jobs will be accessible through bachelor’s degree pathways. The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 " reminds readers that higher education has a critical role to play in the future earnings of their students and the stability of the American economy. The report finds that good jobs in the U.S.

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Challenges for Higher Education: An Emerging Skills Shortage and Inequity in the Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Boggs By 2031, 72%of the jobs in the U.S. The California community colleges focus on equitable access by calling for all ninth-graders to take at least a one-credit college course in which they explore potential careers and develop a preliminary college education plan that includes a minimum of 12 college credits during high school.

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Report Finds Increased Interest in Higher Ed for Career Advancement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The State of Higher Education 2024 Report documents how current, prospective, and stopped-out students view post-high school education pathways, their access to them, their value, and experiences. The Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce projects that by 2031, 72% of jobs will require some kind of education beyond high school.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

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million STEM job openings by 2031 – supporting and assisting this population with the obstacles in their paths may prove essential to the economic health of the country, the report stated. Latino population is not negligible. And as the U.S. anticipates a coming shortage of workers in engineering and tech – there are projected to be 10.9

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Just-in-Time Care: How Institutions Can Build A Better Path To College Completion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By 2031, 72% of all jobs in this country will require education and training beyond high school. Since we began course sharing in 2022, more of our students are accessing and passing the courses they need to graduate on time instead of having to stay an extra semester or stopping out. It makes food more accessible to our students.

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Help Wanted

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The federal government projects that more than 203,000 new registered nurse (RN) positions will be created each year from 2021 to 2031, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Those barriers lead to a lack of access to quality education for our minority students and students from disadvantaged backgrounds.”

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Adult learners: Who they are & what they want from college

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For example, career counseling, financial aid, and other support services may be unavailable via virtual appointment or only open during traditional business hours—making them difficult for working professionals, parents, and others to access.

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