If the Philadelphia tri-state metropolitan area increased its college attainment rate from 31.6 to 32.6 percent, the city would capture a $4.4 billion Talent Dividend. Now imagine the impact of doubling the attainment rate by 2018. That's what Mayor Michael Nutter and the Mayor's Office of Education have pledged.
A wide array of organizations are working in tandem and across sectors to improve graduation rates in Philly, including the Mayor's Office, Campus Philly, Select Greater Philadelphia, and Graduate Philadelphia, which has become a national model for college completion centers and services.