Sentences with phrase «quarter of college degrees»

Meanwhile, the number of both school - age children and college attendees grew steadily, with more than one - quarter of college degrees being granted in the field of education.

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About three - quarters of respondents (74 percent) have a college or graduate degree, and 20 percent are already manager level or higher.

Mmmm... I currently work as a mobile game tester for Microsoft and am starting college (going back) summer quarter to get a degree in game design, so obviously games are a huge part of my life.

In particular, I examine 1) whether a child was below grade for age while still of school age (a proxy for grade retention); 2) three indicators of adult educational attainment (high school dropout, high school degree only, and some college); 3) adult wage and salary earnings and indicators of employment and receipt of public assistance income; and 4) an indicator for residence in institutionalized group quarters, a widely used proxy for incarceration.

We still are talking about the majority, when the president of Harvard spoke on my campus last week, she was saying, there's still a big gap between kids of color and upper middle class white kids, that the majority of upper middle class kids, the top quarter, the majority get a college degree.

Are we satisfied with a school system that that will send the other three - quarters of students into low - wage jobs or into college with little opportunity to complete a degree or certificate that might allow them to chase the American Dream?

Due to concurrent coursework, an average AAEC student earns 40 transferrable college credits, with nearly a quarter of students earning one or more associate degrees before graduating high school.

At YES Prep Public Schools» 15 campuses across Houston, for example, most of the students come from low - income families, and the schools report that, not only do their graduates finish high school, nearly three quarters have earned or are working toward college degrees.

The average AAEC student earns 40 transferrable college credits, with nearly a quarter of students earning one or more associate degrees before graduating high school.

In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama noted that «America has fallen to ninth in the proportion of young people with college degrees» and that «as many as a quarter of our students aren't even finishing high school.»

With more than a quarter of rural degree - holders seeking 2 - year degrees, community colleges that provide access and affordability (and even a bridge to a 4 - year degree) could provide an essential institution for training and retaining rural high school graduates.

For instance, nearly 90 percent of defaulters also received a Pell Grant at one point; 70 percent came from families where neither parent earned a college degree; 40 percent came from the bottom quarter of the income distribution; and 30 percent were African American.23 These groups are overrepresented among defaulters by double - digit margins.

Post-graduate advanced certificate or degree that includes a minimum of 21 semester hours or 31.5 quarter hours granted by a college or university that also offers a CACREP - accredited Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling Education (RCE) or Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling (CLRC).

Immigrants account for about a quarter of all STEM workers with college degrees or higher in the 2000 census; about half of those have doctorates.