A college dropout giving gyan on education is nothing short of a paradox. But not if the dropout himself is none other than Bill Gates. Does he need any introduction?
The world’s richest man and Microsoft co-founder shows how college leads to a “much surer path to success”. In his recent blogpost he discussed why we need more college graduates.
Here are a few highlights:
This spring more than 2 million students across the US are doing something I’ve never done.
They’re graduating from college. That’s an achievement we should all celebrate. Although I dropped out of college and got lucky pursuing a career in software, getting a degree is a much surer path to success.
College graduates are more likely to find a rewarding job, earn higher income, and even, evidence shows, live healthier lives than if they didn’t have degrees. They also bring training and skills into America’s workforce, helping our economy grow and stay competitive. That benefits everyone. It’s just too bad that we’re not producing more of them.
By 2025, two thirds of all jobs in the US will require education beyond high school… At the current rate the US is producing college graduates, however, the country is expected to face a shortfall of 11 million skilled workers to fill those roles over the next 10 years, according to a new study by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.
A grab from Bill Gates’ blogpost (Image courtesy: gatesnotes.com)
More than 36 million Americans—a fifth of the working age population—have gone off to college and left without a degree.
It’s time for higher education and the “real world” of employers to start working together to meet the demand for 11 million skilled workers in the US. If we’re successful over the next decade, we’ll do more than close the skills gap.
