Michigan Profile of Adult Learning

1. 2010 Michigan Profile of Adult Learning Adults (Age 18 to 64) In Need of Adult Education and Training, 2010 No College Education, Earning Less than a Living Wage • Michigan By the Numbers • 1,067,737 adults have no college education, are working but living in families with a combined income less than a living wage (twice the level of poverty). • 581,647 working-age adults have not completed high school (or equivalent). • 74,898 adults have no college education and speak English poorly or not at all. • 41,127 adults have not completed high school, speak English poorly or not at all, and are struggling to earn a living wage. • Therefore, 1,291,727 have at least one of the basic challenges the state must address – 20.9% of all working-age adults in Michigan. No High School Diploma 1,067,737 581,647 325,223 688,769 202,837 41,127 12,460 8,693 12,618 Total: 1,291,727(20.9% of adults) 74,898 ESL – No College Education, Speaks Little or No English Michigan’s Adult Population Compared to the U.S. and Top States Gaps Between Whites and Minorities* (25 to 44 Year Olds) Adults with No High School Diploma (%) Age 18-24 High School Attainment (Percent) Michigan 2000 Michigan 2000 Michigan 2010 Michigan 2010 United States United States Top 5 States Top 5 States Age 25-64 College Attainment (Percent) Michigan 2000 Michigan 2000 Michigan 2010 Michigan 2010 United States United States Top 5 States Top 5 States Speak English Poorly or Not at All – Age 18 to 64 (%) * Minorities include Hispanic, African-American, and Native American Michigan 2000 • Michigan has less adults with no high school diploma than the national average. • Michigan is about at the U.S. average with 17.3% of adults earning less than a living wage with a high school diploma or less. This percentage has increased since 2000. • The educational gaps between whites and minorities for high school attainment has decreased since 2000 and is much lower than the U.S. average. • The educational gaps between whites and minorities for college attainment is less than the national average but has grown since 2000. Michigan 2010 United States Top 5 States High School Diploma or Less in Families not Earning a Living Wage – Age 18 to 64 (%) Michigan 2000 Michigan 2010 United States Top 5 States

2. Prepared by the National Center forHigher Education Management Systems With Support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2010 Michigan Profile of Adult Learning Reaching the Target Population Enrollment per 1,000 Adults Age 18-64: College Participation of Adults Age 25-49 as a Percent of Population Age 25-49 with Only a High School Diploma In State-Administered ABE Programs with Less than a High School Diploma Michigan 2001 Michigan 2000 Michigan 2009 Michigan 2010 United States United States Top 5 States Top 5 States In English as a Second Language (ESL) with Little or No English Proficiency • Adult enrollment in state-administered ABE programs is less than the U.S. average and has declined since 2000. Adult enrollment in ESL programs has also declined since 2000 but is still slightly above the national average. • GEDs awarded in Michigan per 1,000 adults is slightly higher than the U.S. average. • The overall college participation rate of adults ages 25-49 is slightly higher than the national average and has grown since 2001. Michigan 2000 Michigan 2010 United States Top 5 States GEDs Awarded per 1,000 Adults with Less than a High School Diploma (Age 18 to 24) Michigan 2000 Michigan 2010 United States Top 5 States The Benefits of More Education Workforce Participation (%) Education Median Annual Earnings (Age 18 to 64) Less than High School • Adults with higher levels of education are more likely to participate in the workforce than adults with less than a college degree. • Additionally, those with a college degree earn substantially more money annually compared to those with less than a college degree. High School Some College Associates Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate/Prof. Degree Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey – Public Use Microdata Files, 2000, 2010 Office of Vocational and Adult Education NCES, IPEDS Fall 2000 and 2010 Enrollment Files General Education Development (GED) Testing Service, 2001, 2010