How do we fix this? - Higher ed

For decades, “higher education” was synonymous with career advancement. Over 21 million students enrolled in higher education at its peak in 2010.

It’s only been a decade since then, but the story took a drastic turn: only 38% of students who graduated from college in the past decade agree that their higher education was worth the cost. Enrollment is down 6% and projected to further decrease by 15% by 2026.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/09/30/is-college-worth-the-cost-many-recent-graduates-dont-think-so/

US Higher education has failed students on two fronts:

1. Teaching relevant content and skills: only 11% of business leaders “strongly agree” that higher ed institutions are graduating students with the necessary competencies.
2. Helping students get the right jobs: the top reason for students to go to college is to improve their professional opportunities, yet graduate underemployment is at an all-time high.

How do we improve and fix this?

Submitted October 03, 2020 at 08:33AM by JHaft11422 https://ift.tt/3cUOq4k