The Challenge
The promise of postsecondary education is clear: better access to meaningful work and thriving wage careers. Yet, the journey is fraught with challenges, especially for students from historically marginalized backgrounds. It's time for a transformative approach.
Broken Pathways
At 30% of colleges, students earn less than high-school peers a decade post-graduation.
Some Bad Investments
[2022 Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce]
Only 64% of students finish a 4-year degree within 6 years. For 2-year degrees, that number drops to 30%.
Completion Crisis
[National Center for Education Statistics]
The disparity is stark - college enrollment for students from the lowest income quartile lags behind their counterparts from the highest quartile by 31%. Furthermore, only a quarter will graduate in six years.
Economic Disparities
[Pell Institute]
The student debt crisis has swelled beyond $1 trillion. Disturbingly, Black borrowers not only bear a disproportionate brunt of this debt but also face lower completion rates.
Debt Overload
[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]
At 30% of colleges, students earn less than high-school peers a decade post-graduation.
Some Bad Investments
[2022 Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce]
These statistics underscore a distressing reality: our traditional postsecondary pathways are fundamentally broken, and the best pathways to opportunity for hard-working learners can be too hard to find.
At 30% of colleges, students earn less than high-school peers a decade post-graduation.
Some Bad Investments
[2022 Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce]
With Willow's innovative platform, navigate post-secondary options with personalized guidance. Every student's future, illuminated.
Willow Education connects learners to quality pathways and meaningful work. We help learners assess their priorities and focus on the best-fit, best-quality educational pathways. By providing information about interests, goals, and financial considerations, students receive personalized recommendations across college and professional pathways. We give counselors and teachers the tools and resources to serve all of their students effectively.