The 2018 high school class sets a record for the number of kids who’ve made the jump to a two-year or four-year college.
Roughly 64 percent of all grads will be entering into higher education and Assistant Superintendent Department of Education Jessica Baghian says one reason is…
“We’re one of only four states in the country that has aligned high school graduation requirements with college admissions and TOPS requirements.”
She says other reasons include expanding the Jump Start program along with increasing college credit opportunities and financial aid form assistance.
Louisiana has seen a 23 percent increase in the number of students entering college from high school since 2012. Bahgian says that adds up to 4,626 more students than seven years ago.
“Over 2,500 hundred of those students are students of color, nearly all 5,000 are economically disadvantaged, and 400 more are students with disabilities.”
1,566 more students decided to enter college in the class of 2018 than the class of 2017.
Baghian says it’s been a banner year overall for the class of 2018, which set records across the board…
“They have the highest graduation rate, the highest credentialing rate, the highest rate of receiving TOPS, and now the highest number of students enrolling college that we’ve ever seen in the state.”
29 percent of those who enrolled in a college are set to go to a two year school, versus 71 percent who chose a four year program.
