NC Voices: From 7th Grade to Graduation
Thursday, February 01 2007
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Most people between the ages of 18 and 24 in North Carolina are not currently enrolled in any kind of higher education – 70 percent as a matter of fact. If you come from a family or a community where most people go to college after high school, you might be surprised to hear that. But if you come from a place where college going is not the norm, you may understand how difficult it can be to get to college when so few people around you have done the same. In some of the state’s poorest areas, special programs are reaching out to high schools - - and even middle schools - - to get students and families thinking about college. Dave DeWitt reports for our series "North Carolina Voices: Considering College."
More information about sources mentioned in this report:
- 70% of people between the ages of 18 and 24 in North Carolina are not currently enrolled in any kind of higher education. Read more on p. 24 here
- Median student debt among 2003-04 bachelor's degree recipients who borrowed to finance their education was $19,300. Median debt levels increased sharply between 1995-96 graduates and those who received their degrees in 1999–2000*, *but 2003-04 graduates were no more deeply in debt than those who had graduated four years earlier. See more here
- Gear Up North Carolina
- Upward Bound
- 88% of adults in Ashe County do not have a B.A. See more here
- Data on percent of public school students eligible for free or reduced price lunch by LEA Schools participating in Gear Up must have at least half of all students enrolled in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
- More information about AYP and test scores at NC schools
This story is part of the North Carolina Voices series.
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