Facts & Figures:

The new knowledge-based economy has made a higher education more important than ever. There is a real benefit to having a college degree. Not only will you have the potential to earn more over your lifetime, but countless opportunities will emerge because of your college experience.

Some highlights:

• The six occupations projected to grow the fastest through 2014 are computer and medical related. The top occupation, Medical Assistant, is expected to nearly double its employment by 2014.

• New Hampshire has a higher attainment of Bachelor’s degrees than the national average.

Source: NH Forum on the Future

• Average tuition and fees to attend a public 2 or 4 year New England college or university is more than the national average.

• The state’s higher education sector generates more than $4.5 billion for NH’s economy, including over 18,000 jobs.

• New Hampshire postsecondary education adds $3.2 billion each year in lifetime earnings potential to New Hampshire residents who receive degrees from New Hampshire institutions.

• New Hampshire ranks last, 50th out of 50 states, in appropriations of state tax funds for higher education per $1,000 of personal income.

• 7 out of 10 of New Hampshire’s fastest growing jobs over the next 10 years require a post secondary degree

• Demand for college-educated workers is forecasted to outpace supply nationwide

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