| Author(s): | Florida College Access Network |
| Title: | Stopped short: 2.1 Million adults in Florida went to college but didn't finish |
| Source: | http://www.floridacollegeaccess.org/research/Re... |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Organization: | Florida College Access Network |
| Short Description: | A group gaining considerable attention and increasingly recognized as essential to raising postsecondary degree attainment is working-aged adults (aged 25-64) who went to college and earned college credit, but left without finishing a degree. This policy brief aims to inform Florida's statewide partners on what is currently underway to reengage this group of former students and provide key data on where they are, how much progress they have made toward earning their degree, and what action should be considered moving forward to enhance local efforts. |
| Annotation: | A group gaining considerable attention and increasingly recognized as essential to raising postsecondary degree attainment is working-aged adults (aged 25-64) who went to college and earned college credit, but left without finishing a degree. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, more than 2.1-million Florida residents, not currently enrolled in a postsecondary institution, reported having “some college credit” representing 21.8-percent of the Florida working-age population. In fact, further
investigation into institutional data shows that, between 2008 and 2011, 112,374 students left a Florida 2-year or 4-year public institution after completing over half of their degree program. With the current college degree attainment rate standing at 36.5-percent in Florida, re-engaging these former students and providing incentives and flexible re-entry options for them to return to college and earn their degree is critical to helping Florida meet projected labor market demands. To that end, this policy brief aims to inform our statewide partners on what is currently underway to reengage this group of former students and provide key data on where they are, how much progress they have made toward earning their degree, and what action should be considered moving forward to enhance local efforts. The high number of adults in Florida who have left the system without a degree is evidence that a broader approach needs to be pursued to develop pathways back into postsecondary institutions mostly built for traditional college-age students. |
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