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Some College, No Degree

The first of three new documentaries in the Tomorrow’s College series: “Some College, No Degree: Why So Many Americans Drop […]

August 26, 2011

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The first of three new documentaries in the Tomorrow’s College series: “Some College, No Degree: Why So Many Americans Drop Out of College, and What to Do about It.” In 1970, only 26 percent of middle-class workers had any education beyond high school. Today, nearly 60 percent of all jobs in the U.S. economy require higher education. Economists believe that those without a post-secondary degree are quickly falling out of the American middle class. This hour-long program examines that dilemma.

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