Over the last 45 years, the college-completion gap between the richest and poorest Americans rose from a 34-percentage point difference to a gap of 46 percentage points. Whereas 77% of the most wealthiest students graduate from college today, a majority of low-income students never attain that coveted degree. Many factors could be to blame for this troubling discrepancy, but one thing is certain--this trend is blocking the door to the middle class for millions of poor Americans. 
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Think college isn't worth it? You're not alone, according to a new report from Nielsen. Based on a survey of 2,000 people--900 of whom were college graduates of various ages--the authors found that a majority of college graduates believe college offers a lower return on investment compared to a decade ago. However, what is popular is not always right; as Bloomberg's Natalie Kitroeff asserted: “In reality, not going to college is far more expensive than ending your education at high school. The difference comes to hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
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College is the key to upward mobility, according to Jim Trankersley from the Washington Post. Of those born in the bottom of the income ladder, 9 of every 10 who graduated from college moved up economically later in life. In contrast, only half of children without a college degree make the same leap.
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