Outcome Area 6: Youth earn a post-secondary degree or career credential.

More and more employers are looking for workers with college degrees and/or other credentials, such as certifications. While high school graduates are better employed and earn more than non-graduates, those with a college education hold an even more significant advantage. For this outcome, we measure two indicators:

Fairfax County Public Schools high school students who earn a career credential are coveted by many employers immediately upon high school graduation.

Post-secondary degrees earned by students from Fairfax County is an indicator of the extent to which local students are attending and completing college.

Credentials and/or post-secondary degrees are minimum requirements for many jobs, making them essentially prerequisites to future economic self-sufficiency.

Core Indicators

Outcome Area 6: Youth earn a post-secondary degree or career credential.

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High school students earning a career credential

Core Indicator: Number of Fairfax County Public School students who earn a career credential while still enrolled in high school

Data Source: Virginia Department of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, School Report Card, Career and Technical Education

Diplomas and Completion

Core Indicator: Types of diplomas completed by FCPS students

Data Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profile

Post-secondary enrollment

Core Indicator: Percentage of FCPS high school graduates who enrolled in an institution of higher education within sixteen months of graduating from high school.

Data Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles.

Degrees awarded

Core Indicator: Number of degrees awarded in Virginia to students from Fairfax County

(Limited to Institutions of Higher Education in Virginia and based on students who report Fairfax County as their county/city of origin, typically at the time of admission)

Data Source: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)

Educational Attainment

Core Indicator: Educational attainment of the Fairfax County population 18 to 24 years, 5-Year Estimates.

Data Source: American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.