This statistic shows the reasons U.S. adults gave for considering going to college within the next 12 months in 2015, by age. In 2015, eighty-five percent of respondents 30 to 40 years of age said improving their employment opportunities was the reason they planned to enroll in college within the next 12 months
Reasons for U.S. adults to go to college in 2015, by age
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New America. (May 31, 2015). Reasons for U.S. adults to go to college in 2015, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/554328/reasons-for-us-adults-to-go-to-college/
New America. "Reasons for U.S. adults to go to college in 2015, by age." Chart. May 31, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/554328/reasons-for-us-adults-to-go-to-college/
New America. (2015). Reasons for U.S. adults to go to college in 2015, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/554328/reasons-for-us-adults-to-go-to-college/
New America. "Reasons for U.S. Adults to Go to College in 2015, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/554328/reasons-for-us-adults-to-go-to-college/
New America, Reasons for U.S. adults to go to college in 2015, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/554328/reasons-for-us-adults-to-go-to-college/ (last visited April 12, 2021)