A NEW REPORT RELEASED BY THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION SHOWS THE COMMONWEALTH’S INVESTMENT IN HIGHER
EDUCATION OFFERS STRONG FINANCIAL RETURNS……
THE REPORT…..WHICH EXAMINES KENTUCKY’S RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR FUNDING TO PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND FINANCIAL AID
PROGRAMS….FOUND THE TAX REVENUE GENERATED FROM KENTUCKY COLLEGE GRADUATES IS FOUR-AND-A-HALF TIMES GREATER THAT THE
COMMONWEALTH’S INITIAL INVESTMENT IN THEIR DEGREES……
ADDITIONALLY…..CONSUMER SPENDING GENERATED BY COLLEGE GRADUATES IS 17 TIMES GREATER…..WHICH SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES ACROSS
KENTUCKY……
