Too many Americans are failing to graduate college. Why? In part, because our assumptions about them are wrong.
Learn MoreNinety-three percent of college students in the U.S. say their school is teaching them the job-relevant skills they need. Only half of employers agree. So, what’s really going on?
Get an inside look at new national data from Lumina Foundation and Gallup revealing how learners, graduates and employers are redefining the value of a college education in an AI-shaped economy.
The conversation might challenge what you think.
Study insights include:
- to what extent U.S. adults and employers continue to value college degrees
- how cost, financial aid and structural barriers continue to drive stop-out and non-enrollment decisions
- how AI is prompting students to rethink their coursework choices
- what skills or opportunities college graduates say they needed from earning their degree but didn’t get
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