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According to the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, tuition at a 4-year college represented 12% of the total income for families that fell into the lowest income bracket in 1980, and rose drastically to encompass 25% of their income by 2000. [6] This has created an influx of part-time students and working students.
In 2014 the NCES reported that the following percentages of college students by age had parents whose highest education level was high school or less. [19] 27.5% of students 18 years old or younger; 27.4% of students 19–23 years old; 35.6% of students 24–29 years old; 42.1% of students 30–39 years old; 50.2% of students 40 years old or older
A college’s retention rate measures the percentage of students who remained at the school one year after enrolling there for the first time. ... Florida schools have retention rates in the 70% ...
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States. It also conducts international comparisons of education ...
The most significant average income difference was between those who had some college education or an associate degree and those who had a bachelor's degree. While those with some college averaged $31,046, those with a bachelor's degree averaged $51,194, over $20,000 (64.9%) a year more. [3]
Regardless of the cost, college degrees are still the best path to high-paying jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , bachelor’s degree holders earn about 68 percent more weekly ...
The mean and median ages of community college students are 28 years of age and 24 years of age respectively. Thirty-five percent of students are attending full time and 65 percent are part-time. Twenty-nine percent are first generation students, fifteen percent of students are single parents, 20 percent have a disability, 9 percent are non ...
Eva Martinez Powless was named MATC's first-ever chief DEI officer in 2021. She switched roles in fall 2023 to focus on enrollment and retention.