Can Data Drive Student Choices?

If you think about the kind of guidance that’s given to any college student today, it’s not necessarily shaped by hard data. So we’re really just trying to open this up so that it has an element of reality to it." Students who attain liberal arts degrees and are then unable to find work aren’t just hurting themselves, then, but the local economy as well.

Having skilled workers is an integral part of a sound economic development plan, but the way most students decide their focus of study is not informed by real data, said Ted Smith, director of economic growth and innovation for Louisville. "Most people talk to friends and professors," he said. "The sources of information that most people use are not summarized statistical trends.

By Colin Wood

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