Key Indicator: Tampa Bay's Post-Secondary Attainment Rate
GOAL 2025: Increase the number of working age adults in Tampa Bay with post-secondary degree or high-quality credential to 60% by 2025.
As of 2018 Tampa Bay’s post-secondary attainment rate is 54.4% which includes a statewide estimate of certificate completion that has been applied to the region.
Measurement: Number of adults age 25-64 in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties who have a degree or high-quality credential.
Source: Florida College Access Network
Key Indicator: College Going Rate
Measurement: Percent of graduates attending college within one year post high school
Source: National Student Clearinghouse
Key Indicator: Financial Preparedness for postsecondary Opportunity
Measurement: Percent of 12th graders who complete FAFSA at traditional high schools in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties
Source: Florida Department of Education, Florida College Access Network
Key Indicator: Early Credit accumulation
Measurement: Percent of Hillsborough and Pinellas high school grads who complete 30 college credits in first two years of college
Source: Florida Department of Education, local state colleges
Key Indicator: Community College Graduation rates
Measurement: Number of student graduation within 150% of time to degree (FTIC to AA)
Progress: Up 4.2% in the last four years.
Source: Local state colleges
Key Indicator: Community College TRANSFER GRADUATION RATE
Measurement: Number of students graduating within two years of transfer enrollment at USF after earning an A.A. from a local state college.
Progress: Up 4.7% in the last four years.
Source: University of South Florida