High-paying occupations There are about 30 million jobs that pay good salaries for workers without a bachelor’s degree. Read full PDF.
DataPoints: More education = better jobs
Higher education attainment leads to increased earnings and lowers the likelihood of unemployment. Read full PDF.
DataPoints: Veterans benefits help students succeed
About seven out of 10 student veterans using Post 9/11 GI benefits completed or were progressing in their programs between August 2009 and December 2013. Read full PDF.
DataPoints: High School Projections
While the number of high school graduates is expected to remain relatively stable, the percentage of minorities among them is expected to increase, and the rate of white graduates is predicted to drop. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Gainfully employed
Community colleges are the only sector of higher education not to have any programs fail the federal gainful employment test. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Better outcomes
AACC’s Voluntary Framework of Accountability provides better, more comprehensive measures of student outcomes at community colleges. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Degree earners
About 3.5 percent of new associate degree earners already had a bachelor’s degree. Read the full PDF.
Datapoints: More math, higher persistence
Students who completed advanced math courses in high school had higher persistence and completion rates in college. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Boom in certificates
Between 2000 and 2014, the number of certificates awarded at community colleges increased by 236 percent. Read the full PDF.