America’s Call For Higher Education Redesign, The 2012 Lumina Foundation Study of the American Public’s Opinion on Higher Education, January 2013. SNAPSHOT OF FINDINGS:

• “Nearly all Americans (97%) say having a degree or certificate beyond high school is at least somewhat important.
• Nearly all Americans (97%) say having a degree or certificate beyond high school is at least somewhat important to a person’s financial security.
• More than two-thirds (67%) say getting a good job is a very important reason for getting education beyond high school. Nearly as many, 65%, say earning more money is a very important reason to get education beyond high school.
• Of Americans who do not have a postsecondary degree or certificate, the majority agree or strongly agree that they would feel more secure in their job and their financial future if they did have one.
• About four in 10 (41%) Americans without a postsecondary degree or certificate say they have thought about going back to school to earn one.”