Online Degrees in Georgia (GA)
In an address to the Georgia Board of Regents, Chancellor Erroll B. Davis spoke of the University's need to educate Georgia's youth with limited resources and record enrollments. "We are looking to the future and what we need to do to prepare for that future and to help Georgia reap the full benefits of this slowly developing economic recovery," Davis said. "That recovery will be driven by the need for the college educated."
In 2009, the percentage of Georgians over age 25 with bachelor's degrees was 27.1 percent, the U.S. Census Bureau Reports, which was on par with the national average of 27.5 percent, although Atlanta's figure was higher at 45.7 percent. The Atlanta metro area was named one of the top ten best cities for young professionals by Forbes.com in 2010, citing the presence of large numbers of alumni from prestigious schools, a reasonable cost of living and the fact that Atlanta is home to some of the nation's largest companies--Coca Cola, Home Depot, UPS and Delta Airlines. All of these factors offer "well-educated graduates a best shot at upward mobility," Forbes notes.
An Impresa Consulting Group report, Young and Restless 2011, confirmed Forbes.com's findings, ranking Atlanta first in the nation in overall market share of college-educated 25-34 year olds--the most coveted demographic.
