There will be 55 million job openings in the economy through 2020: 24 million openings from newly created jobs and 31 million openings due to baby boom retirements. (Georgetown.EDU)

Nationwide, three out of 10 high school grads who go to four-year public universities haven't earned degrees within six years. At four-year private colleges, that number is more than 1 in 5.(National Student Clearinghouse)

Students are more engaged in education and highly motivated about their future when they have a clear understanding of themselves and how they might live and work when they leave school. (Schlechty, 2001)

Your degree isn't always that important to employers. Despite what you'd like to believe, many employers won't care where you went to school, or even what you earned your degree in. They'll focus instead on your skills. (USA News, Lindsay Olsen)