{"id":1451,"date":"2015-05-25T20:52:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T00:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yoursash.com\/blog\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2015-05-25T20:52:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T00:52:16","slug":"5-truths-on-todays-college-grads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yoursash.com\/blog\/college\/5-truths-on-todays-college-grads\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Truths On Today\u2019s College Grads"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tAround this time of the year, graduation is approaching. From the Pew Research Center, we\u2019ve compiled some statistics for you about the realities of newly college graduates in landing a decent job and how they will reflect the choices they made in college.<\/p>\n

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Here are some 5 interesting facts about recent college grads:<\/h2>\n

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1. Only Roughly 56% of students receive their degrees in six years.<\/h4>\n

According to the National Student Clearinghouse, 2.4 million first-time college students enrolling in 2007 with the intent to obtain a degree had the highest completion rate (72.9%) at four-year, private, nonprofit schools, and the lowest (39.9%) at two-year public institutions.<\/p>\n

2. Business is still the most popular type of degree.<\/h4>\n

The National Center for Education Services posted that about 20.5% of the 1.79 million bachelor’s degrees handed out in 2011-2012 were under Business. The least common degrees given out were in library science during that year were military science and applied sciences, and precision production.<\/p>\n

3. Times are getting rough for graduates fresh out of college to find decent jobs.<\/h4>\n
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4. College graduates still earn more than those without college degrees.<\/h4>\n
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5. On the bright side, most graduates still find the value in college.<\/h4>\n
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With graduation season in full effect, what is your opinion on how you line up with some of these statistics? Please feel free to comment and share below!<\/p>\n

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