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Why Now? Meeting the President's challenge. The Goal: Only about 27% in the US have completed college. To double the number of college graduates by 2020, another 12-15,000,000 associate and bachelor degrees need to be earned.The Problem: In only half the states do more than 50% of first-year stude
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1. Educating the 75%: The Importance, Needs and Difficulties of Adult Degree Programs and Their Students Presented by Rita Serotkin, Nicole Cornett Arnold, Carrie Moran, Sharna Newton, & Ferris Wilkins February 22, 2012 Durham, NC