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A new professional degree should yield a 20-25% boost in your pay. Read more: bit.ly/2gBYWBJ @Forbes

Well-paying healthcare jobs for those without a BA make up about 51% of the total good jobs in CO for those without a BA. dpo.st/2jkVcWk @AldoSvaldi @denverpost

Construction has been one of the hardest hit industries during the recession and has yet to recover fully. Read more: bit.ly/2ifDPYq #CEWemployment

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Bachelor's degree holders now earn over 50% of all wages in the US. bit.ly/2ifDPYq #CEWemployment

It’s time to empower students with the information they need to make better decisions about their education investments. Dr. Carnevale explains: wapo.st/2yP2dao

Many working learners face a difficult balancing act to maintain a full bank account. Read more: bit.ly/2iW7Cqr

Expanding #college access for rural students is imperative. @Hechingerreport explains: bit.ly/2oFdO3X

Workers with a graduate degree or higher experienced no decline in jobs during the recession and maintained stable employment growth throughout the recovery. bit.ly/2ifDPYq #CEWemployment

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Overall, #healthcare has experienced the largest employment growth since 2007, adding 2.3M jobs. bit.ly/2ifDPYq #CEWemployment

‘Career ready’ out of high school? Why the nation needs to let go of that myth

In this The Conversation article, Dr. Carnevale, director of the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, Andrew Hanson, senior research analyst, and Megan Fasules, research economist, write about the career-ready high school graduate myth.

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Higher Education Bill Could Heat Up Competition for Adult Students

In this Wall Street Journal article, Melissa Korn and Douglas Belkin discuss the newly revised Higher Education Bill. Korn and Belkin cite Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements Through 2020, a report by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.

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The only thing more expensive than going to college is not going to college.

Anthony P. Carnevale
Director and Research Professor