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Colleges face a new reality, as the number of high schools graduates will decline

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After a few years of some growth, the report projects that from 2027 to 2032 the annual graduation totals will each be smaller by 150,000 to 220,000 people than the ones the nation had in 2013. The decline in black high school graduates is anticipated to be 6 percent between 2012 – when 480,000 graduated – and 2032.

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A few universities help black and Hispanic students reach and finish graduate school

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Duke Building, which houses several of the university’s research labs. Photo: Thomas Weybrecht for The Hechinger Report.

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More colleges are opening branch campuses in high-demand markets

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does – and it pays off for students Central Texas needs 3,600 more nurses than it has , for example, a gap expected to grow to more than 7,000 by 2032, the Texas Department of State Health Services projects. Related: Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S.

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Colleges Must Respond to America’s Skill-Based Economy

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percent in 2032. It is vital to note that this trend is NOT a blip but the result of a steady decline , and that higher education as a whole must address it. One implication is a recent prediction by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the labor force participation rate may fall from 62.2 percent in 2022 to 60.4 According to the U.S.

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

The Hechinger Report

The diminishing supply of young people will contribute to a massive labor shortage, with an estimated six million fewer workers between now and 2032 than there are jobs needing to be filled, according to the labor market analytics firm Lightcast. In an economy that depends on skilled labor, were falling short. But many do.

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