Quick Stats:

• According to a National Center for Educational Statistics survey completed in 1999, 82% of students whose parents held a bachelor’s degree or higher enrolled in college immediately after high school. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_317.asp (Citation listed on the “Resources” page of this site.)
   
• The Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections predicts that between 2002 and 2012 there will be 56 million new job openings in the US with 14 million of those expected to be filled by college-educated workers. Click here to download a statistical report showing the Labor Force Participation Rates (Must have Excel to view)
  
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• Among the top 25% of full-time wage and salary earners in 2000, 58% had a college degree. The median weekly earnings of workers aged 25 – 64 with a bachelor’s degree was $834, compared with $507 for workers who only graduated high school. That’s $327 per week. Or $1417 per month. Or $17,004 per year. That’s over ½ million dollars over a 30 year career. Click here to download statistical report showing Average Salary for Degree Recipients (Must have Excel to view.)
   
• According to a National Center for Educational Statistics survey completed in 1999, 82% of students whose parents held a bachelor’s degree or higher enrolled in college immediately after high school.

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