Most Americans Believe Colleges Are Not Doing Enough To Prepare Students For Workforce
Many Americans believe colleges in the U.S. are not doing a good enough job of preparing students for the workforce and think college has become unaffordable, according to a new Gallup survey released Wednesday.
Many Americans believe colleges in the U.S. are not doing a good enough job of preparing students for the workforce and think college has become unaffordable, according to a new Gallup survey released Wednesday.
Just 7% of U.S. adults believe four-year colleges do an “excellent” job preparing students to enter the workforce, while 33% think they do a good job, according to the latest Lumina Foundation-Gallup Confidence in Higher Education survey. By comparison, 38% of respondents think four-year colleges do a “fair” job preparing students for the workforce and 29% say the institutions do a “poor job” at it.
At the same time, only 13% of those surveyed say U.S. four-year colleges and universities do an “excellent” job at providing a quality Education, compared to 48% who think they do a “good” job. The survey suggests that 27% believe these colleges and universities were doing a “fair” job at giving students high-quality Education, while 11% think they are doing a “poor” job.
Only 12% of U.S. adults say four-year colleges and universities are doing an “excellent” (4%) or “good” job (8%) of giving students an affordable Education