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The Department of Education fact sheet also clearly displays several existing disparities in higher education in the United States. The Commission on the Future of Higher Education states that, “Access to American higher education is unduly limited by…inadequate preparation, lack of information about college opportunities, and persistent financial barriers.” The fact sheet also points out the following data about college education:

• While about 34 percent of white adults have obtained bachelor’s degrees by age 25-29, the same was true for just 18 percent of African American adults and 10 percent of Hispanic adults in the same age cohort.
• Forty percent of college students will take at least one remedial education course, at a cost of over $1 billion yearly.
• Over 60 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 25-64 has no postsecondary education credential (source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004).

Referenced Source(s): U.S. Department of Education, http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/actionplan-factsheet.pdf

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