Source: The Atlantic
The higher education gap between rural and urban American has grown over the last two decades by 4 percent, with the number of people with bachelor’s degrees in urban areas growing from 26 percent to 33, while only growing from 15 percent to 19 percent in rural areas.
This is largely a result of “education deserts,” where a college or institution of higher education can’t be accessed for miles and miles across the US. In these regions of the world, fewer adults are likely to obtain higher education due to its inaccessibility.
Though online courses have been touted as a solution for making higher education more accessible, data shows that other barriers, such as a lack of access to strong internet, stand in the way of obtaining a bachelor’s degree for those living in rural America.
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