A Vision of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County in 2020

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A Vision of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County in
2020
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Dr. James Shaeffer James Madison University
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Need to Create a Seamless Pathway

• Challenges
• Salary gap
• Degree Gap

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Need to Create a Seamless Pathway

• Degree Gap United States is falling behind other
  developed nations in terms of the share of
  population with a college degree 781,000
  additional degrees per year between now and
  2025.1
• Salary Gap United States is projected to decline
  from 21,591 in 2000 to 21,196 in 2020a drop of
  395. 2
• 1Chronicle of Higher Education 2National Cnt for
  Public Policy and Higher Education

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