$23,400
$31,500
$37,100
$40,600
$50,900
$61,300
$79,400
$100,000
$0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000
Earnings
Not a High School Graduate
High School Graduate
Some College, No Degree
Associates Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctoral Degree
Professional Degree
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USA Median Annual Earnings by Education
$200,000 in debtEarning $36,000/year
The Fate of 20 Ninth Graders (CA)
6 drop out (30%)6 graduate & go to work (30%)
8 Enroll in college (40%)4 Drop out (20%)4 Graduate in five years (20%)
2 Take “gray collar” jobs, nationally (10%) 2 Win the one-way-to-win game (10%)
Ventura County: by the numbers(CALPADS, 2010-11)
3.5% drop out annually (9-12th grade: 1,631 total)Appr. 14% of all students dropout during high
school
Ventura County: by the numbers
(CALPADS, 2010-11)
3.5% drop out annually (9-12th grade: 1,631 total)
Appr. 14% of all students dropout during high school
Among the 86% that become seniors (11,535)
84% of them graduated high school (9,719)
Ventura County: by the numbers(CALPADS, 2010-11)
3.5% drop out annually (9-12th grade: 1,631 total)Appr. 14% of all students dropout during high school
Among the 86% that become seniors (11,535) 84% of them graduated high school (9,719)
Among those that graduated, 34.3% of 12th grade graduates completed all courses required for UC and/or CSU entrance
Ventura County: by the numbers(CALPADS, 2010-11)
100% 9th graders- 14% dropouts - 16% non-graduating seniors - 65.7% not university bound
24.78% of 9th graders could directly enroll in university
100% 9th graders- 14% dropouts - 16% non-graduating seniors - 21% not college bound (79.3% postsecondary
enrollment) 57.07% of 9th graders eventually enroll in some
college
Most Jobs in the Workplace are Middle Skilled:
(e.g. the Health Care Industry)
Doctors
Nurses
Allied Health Occupations
Ratio: 1 to 2 to 7Ratio: 1 to 2 to 7
Not Everyone needs a BA.By 2018, most jobs will not require a BA
Source: March CPS data, various years; Center on Education and the Workforce forecast of educational demand to 2018, as reported in Pathways to Prosperity (Harvard, February, 2011)
“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water”
- John Gardner, 1961
Median, 25th Percentile, and 75th Percentile Earnings of Full-Time Year-Round Workers Ages 25 and Older,
by Gender and Education Level, 2008
Sources: The College Board, Education Pays 2010, Figure 1.5; U.S. Census Bureau, 2009; calculations by the authors.
AA/AS recipients$26,800 - $68,000
BA/BS recipients$33,900 - $96,800
The fact is that large numbers of CA college graduates leave school as
unsure of what they will do “when they grow up” (except perhaps
continue to go toschool) as they
were when they started.
– CA Postsecondary Education Commission
College-Prep and CTE are complementary not competing
goals!Students in CTE pathways:
– More likely to complete a-g requirements • (50% vs 34%)
– More likely to pass the CAHSEE• (71% vs 55%)
– Had higher graduation rates • (96% vs 87%)
– Had lower drop out rates– Higher postsecondary participation
UC Riverside – ROP Study
Compared to students with similar academic background, ROP students:– raised GPAs more rapidly– attended college in larger numbers– females/minorities earned higher
incomes – received raises and promotions at a
higher rate
(UCR, 2007)
Determine the Goal
• College?• College and graduation?• College, graduation and
commensurate employment?