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DCC Completion Day Event:  Today


Please join Phi Theta Kappa at the Damon City Campus as we celebrate Completion Day!  The event will be held today during college hour in the fourth floor student lounge.  We are asking students to sign pledges committing to completion of their MCC degree.  In addition, we are asking faculty, staff, and administrators to sign pledges to be committed in helping students earn their degree.  Complete to Compete T-shirts will be given away too!!  Why is it important to obtain your degree?  Consider the following: 

1.       A person with an associate degree will earn $500,000 more in their lifetime than someone with no credential.

2.      Eighty-five percent of students enrolled in community colleges express aspirations to complete an associates or baccalaureate degree, but only 45% complete a higher education credential.  Only 50% of community college students upon enrollment express aspirations to complete a baccalaureate degree.

3.      By 2018, 67% of all new jobs will require a higher education credential.

4.      If a student has to enter the workforce unexpectedly due to life changes, if they hold an associate degree they are more frequently placed than persons without a degree.

5.      If someone transfers from the community college without completing a degree, they are much less likely to complete a baccalaureate degree.

So please join us today at the Damon City Campus at noon in the fourth floor student lounge and pledge to COMPLETE TO COMPETE!

Tracey Britton
DCC Student Services
10/29/2014