higher education
Better Louisiana supports efforts in postsecondary education to increase education attainment, make college more affordable for students, and enhance the competitiveness of institutions.
Our Recommendations:
- Commit to the Board of Regents’ goal of ensuring 60% of Louisiana adults have a high-value credential or postsecondary degree by 2030.
- Continue investment in higher education with a focus on improving quality, meeting workforce needs, supporting targeted research, and addressing deferred maintenance on campuses.
- Improve access to postsecondary education for all students through ongoing support of need-based financial aid.
- Remove any barriers that make it difficult for students to transfer credits between institutions, a problem that increases costs and delays completion.
- Provide all high school students a minimum number of dual enrollment course options through postsecondary institutions at no additional charge.
- Increase the number of high school graduates enrolled in teacher preparation programs and close equity gaps.
- Connect students with more job and career opportunities within Louisiana during their early years of study to encourage them to remain in the state.
- Strengthen the focus within postsecondary education to meet the workforce and knowledge needs of a more diversified, modern, and changing economy.
Of Louisiana public high school graduates
53%
enroll in college during the Fall semester
On average, it takes students in Louisiana colleges
4.6 years
to earn a baccalaureate degree
In Louisiana
51%
of working-age adults have earned a postsecondary credential
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