Strategy 1.1: Increase degree completion in STEM fields
Georgia’s future depends on a diversity of talents and thinking, and the adaptability and broad base of skills acquired through quality higher education. To properly set plan objectives, an analysis of workforce requirements will be conducted in order to inform completion goals as to the level of degree. System and campus-level goals will then be set and aligned based on participation from target populations and informed by Georgia’s workforce requirements.
The metrics setting process will be a continuing cooperative effort among the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and each system’s institutions. Private colleges and universities will also be invited to partner in the effort. Measures of success and allocation of goals will be developed to best suit the mission and capabilities of each System and their campuses. Both Systems will deliver campus-level metrics during early 2012.
Complete College Georgia has as its central goal increasing the percentage of Georgians with post-secondary credentials to 60 percent by 2025. This ambitious objective would place the state at a competitive position nationally and globally, and help Georgians
CCG began with the idea that college completion is an imperative for a prosperous economic future in Georgia. In reality, this future is not distant, but sooner than a decade away, requiring an immediate unprecedented effort. The state requires a mix of workers with a college certificate, associate’s degree, or bachelor’s degree to meet the needs of the changing economy.