Overcoming the Odds: The Benefits of Completing College for Unlikely Graduates

by Jennie E. Brand

Each year, millions of high school students consider whether to continue their schooling and attend and complete college. Despite evidence showing that a college degree yields far-reaching benefits, critics of higher education increasingly argue that college "does not pay off" and some students - namely, disadvantaged prospective college goers - would be better served by forgoing higher education. But debates about the value of college often fail...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871540088
• ISBN13: 9780871540089
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher