Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. In a recent Gallup poll, only 36% of adults expressed confidence in higher education. However, a quick look over the data confirms there is still great value in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Zack Mabel The Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy has issued “Missed Opportunities: Credential Shortages in Programs Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Jobs in 55 U.S. Median annual earnings could reach around $80,000 by mid-career.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) have made a pledge for educational equity, and institutional and organizational partnerships will help make that pledge a reality. But CCC has committed to reaching a 55% completion rate for all by fiscal year 2032.

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At the same time, 28 states continued to fund higher education at lower levels than before the pandemic, and the average tuition discount rate at private colleges reached an all-time high of 56.2% 15-19-year-old population from its peak in 2021 to its trough in 2032. The cost of running a college spiked 5.2% from FY21 to FY22, a 10.1%

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