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title: "From College to Life: Relevance and the Value of Higher Education"
description: "The Strada Education From College to Life: Relevance and the Value of Higher Education report examines consumer perspectives on relevance among a nationally representative sample of adults who are currently employed and have taken at least some college courses. "
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# From College to Life: Relevance and the Value of Higher Education

This report, which includes combined findings from the first two installments in a three-part series, examines consumer perspectives on relevance among a nationally representative sample of 110,481 adults, aged 18 to 65, who are currently employed and have taken at least some college courses.

### Fueling Innovation for the Learning Ecosystem of the Future

## A closer look at the value of higher ed

With questions about the value and purpose of higher education becoming more and more common, these results show that the more relevant people find their courses to be to their work and daily lives, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their education. Consumers who strongly agree that the courses they took are relevant to their careers and lives are: more likely to strongly agree their education was worth the cost, strongly agree that they received a high-quality education and are more likely to be considered "thriving" in their overall well-being than are those who strongly disagree.

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## New Study Examines How Relevance of Postsecondary Coursework

Latest Strada-Gallup consumer data reveals the more relevant people find their college courses to be in their work and daily lives, the greater their belief that they received a high-quality education and that it was worth the cost.

[Read Article](http://www.stradaeducation.org/news/new-study-examines-how-relevance-of-postsecondary-coursework/)

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## Watch: Strada-Gallup releases From College to Life: Relevance and the Value of Higher Education report

Strada Education Network and Gallup released new findings from the Strada-Gallup Education Consumer Survey, revealing only one quarter of U.S. adults with college experience strongly agree that their coursework is relevant to their work and daily life.

[Watch Video ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoccWRODG6k)

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## Our Why: The Future of Workers

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### First Pain Point

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### First Pain Point

This should be the biggest pain your clients have as it relates to your service. What are you doing for them?

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