Executive Summary
The goal of this whitepaper is to segment the Vermont population into eligibility pools that can be strategically targeted by Advance Vermont. It builds on discussions within the Advance Vermont Causes and Metrics Working Group. With substantive working groups on youth and adults, we felt it would be advantageous to estimate the subpopulations that can be targeted to strategically increase postsecondary credential attainment across the state.
Key Findings
— Eligibility Pool #1: There are roughly 2,960 graduated high school seniors with the Class of 2018 who will not attend any postsecondary education in the fall of 2018 and are, therefore, eligible to earn a first postsecondary credential.
— Eligibility Pool #2: There are roughly 47,080 18-24 year old high school graduates with no or some college experience who are eligible to earn a first postsecondary credential.
— Eligibility Pool #3: There are roughly 92,483 25-64 year old high school graduates with no college experience who are eligible to earn a first postecondary credential.
— Eligibility Pool #4: There are roughly 56,981 25-64 year old high school graduates with some postsecondary experience who are eligible to earn a first postsecondary credential.