Higher education in Georgia is one of the least affordable in the country - majority of financial breaks goes to affluent families

A new report from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) finds that higher education in Georgia is one of the least affordable in the country, and persistently gives the majority of its financial breaks to affluent families – with fewer opportunities for Blacks, Hispanics, and the poor. The report, produced by Penn GSE’s Institute for Research on Higher Education (IRHE), finds that Georgia’s higher education tuition has doubled since the Great Recession – while the state ranks near the bottom of states in college enrollment.

The analysis provides a number of recommendations for a course correction to meet Georgia’s workforce needs by 2030 – including a call for the new governor to create a non-partisan commission on long-term education attainment planning and an emphasis on creating more robust opportunities for Georgia’s Blacks, Hispanics, and the poor. 
 
The findings come as Georgia finds itself locked in a gubernatorial race that has grabbed the national spotlight.

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Read the full report here.