Goal 2025:

To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025.

High school graduation and college participation rates -Increase HS graduation rate to 75% and college participation rate to 70%

3,631,000

Public college completion rates -Increase college completion rates to performance of top states

5,315,000

Adults, first-time in college -3.5% of HS graduate, no college adults go to college for the first time

1,531,000

Degree completion by returning adults -10% of adults who already have some college return and earn a degree

3,621,000

High-value certificates -Certificates with earnings equivalent to associate degree avg and working in field are counted

10,310,000

Total additional degrees and certificates produced by 2025 24,408,000

US Roadmap to the Goal

Young People from Highest Income Quartile

Young People from Lowest Income Quartile

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20101970

Source: Postsecondary Education Opportunity, “Bachelor’s Degree Attainment by Age 24 by Family Income Quartiles, 1970-2009”

The top income quartile hold more than half of all Bachelor’s degrees—the lowest quartile hold only 9.4% of Bachelor’s degrees.

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Percentage of Adults 25-64 with Associate’s Degree or Higher

US Ranks 4th

Source: Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators

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Intergenerational Attainment: 2011

Source: Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators

For 25-34 cohort, US ranks 13th.

Graduate or Professional Degree, 10.8%

Bachelor's Degree, 19.3%

Associate Degree, 8.6%

Some College, No Degree; 22.0%

High School Graduate; 27.0%

9th-12th, no Diploma; 7.5%

Less than 9th grade, 4.8%

Source: US Census, ACS, Table B15001, 2011 ACS 1-Year Estimates

Educational AttainmentFor the US 2011 Age 25-64

38.73% Current % of adults with postsecondary credentials(2011)

Income by level of education Source: US Census, Current Population Survey

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Why Chambers?

The Road to Reaching Goal 2025 Runs Through our Cities

2010 U.S. Population

66% in Top 100 Metros

37.4% in Top 20 Metros

To Succeed We Must Focus On 21st Century Students

•Of the 17.6M undergrads now enrolled 75% are juggling work, family, and school

• 36M Americans aged 25-64 have started college, but have no degree

• There are chronic attainment gaps among racial/ethnic groups, and socio-economic status

To Succeed We Must Achieve Fairness

And Especially a Fair Shot for Our Fastest Growing Talent Pools

Population Division, Population Projections, U.S. Census Bureau. Released 2008.

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Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

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American Indian / Alaska Native

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0 20000000 40000000 60000000 80000000 100000000

Projected Population Increase, 2010 to 2050

Data for all races exclude Hispanics.

A Learning Based System Is NOT1. Focused on courses and seat time2. Organized around semesters3. Reliant on proxies for learning4. A “one size fits all” approach

A Learning Based System IS1. Outcomes based2. Defined by transparent and assessable learning

aligned with 21st century needs3. Student centric4. Open to acceleration5. Open to innovative affordable delivery models

for customized learning at scale

Implications for Chambers

• Leverage your unique position• Provide employers with high-impact,

practical solutions• Influence the community and state agenda• Be a leader, convener, cat-herder• Play to your strengths