The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think It Is

What percentage graduated from high school and enrolled within a year at a four year institution where they live on campus?

Who are today’s college students?

The answer surprises most people who attended four year universities, according to Jamie Merisotis, President and CEO of Lumina Foundation. Addressing audiences, like the one he spoke to Friday at The Aspen Ideas Festival, co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic, he frequently poses this question: “What percentage of students in American higher education today graduated from high school and enrolled in college within a year to attend a four year institution and live on campus?”

Most people guess “between forty and sixty percent,” he said, whereas “the correct answer is five percent.” There is, he argued, “a real disconnect in our understanding of who today’s students are. The influencers––the policy makers, the business leaders, the media––have a very skewed view of who today’s students are.”

Posted in Higher Ed News Tagged with: college, nontraditional, students

Recovery Doesn’t Exist for Those Without a College Degree

A new study shows the vast majority of post-recession jobs have gone to those who’ve attended college. Here are a couple of snippets.

“On net, there are now more than 5.5 million fewer jobs for individuals with a high school education or less than there were in December 2007.”

“The recovery between January 2010 and January 2016 has favored workers with a Bachelor’s degree or higher the most,” the study said. “Of the 11.6 million jobs created so far during the recovery, nearly 75 percent have gone to people with a Bachelor’s degree or higher.”

Full article: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-07-01/recovery-doesnt-exist-for-those-without-a-college-degree

Posted in Higher Ed News Tagged with: college, employment, students