Facts & Figures

Education Pays Off

Consider this:

  • The estimated lifetime earnings of someone with a high school diploma-$1.2 million
     
  • The estimated lifetime earnings of someone with an associate degree-$1.6 million
     
  • The estimated lifetime earnings of someone with a bachelor's degree-$2.1 million
     
  • The estimated lifetime earnings of someone with a master's degree-$2.5 million

     *From www.learndoearn.org

Math Courses And A College Degree

Students who complete
these courses:        
Have this chance of
earning a college degree:

Algebra I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
Algebra II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40%
Trigonometry . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62%
Pre-Calculus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74%
Calculus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80%

*From www.learndoearn.org