There are serious equity issues with saying 'college isn't for everyone'
. Overall, for adults ages 25 to 34 years old, bachelor’s degrees lead to median earnings that are 57% more than adults from this age group with just a high school degree. The value of a college degree means so much more for diverse subgroups. African Americans with bachelor’s degrees earn 65% more than those with a high school degree, women earn 61% more, and Asians earn a whopping 105% more.
A four-year college degree is a valid predictor of lifetime earnings, with a multiplier effect for diverse populations.These numbers highlight just one flaw of the “college isn’t for everyone” notion. We must continue to prioritize college education because levels of educational attainment still have a dramatic impact on the economic success of our overall population, including a disproportionately strong impact on the earnings of our diverse subgroups.
Earning gaps aside, other equity issues refute the “college isn’t for everyone” narrative. With rapidly accelerating technological advances caused by increased automation and artificial intelligence,than jobs at the higher end of the spectrum. Futurist Alvin Toffler famously stated that the illiterate of the 21st century will be “those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Lastly, it is hard to hear experts claim that college is no longer necessary without asking a clarifying equity question: college is no longer necessary for
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