{"id":147775,"date":"2016-09-09T16:42:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T20:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cals.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=147775"},"modified":"2024-04-09T10:47:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T14:47:51","slug":"student-access-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/initiatives\/student-access-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Access Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Gaining access or acceptance to a 4-year undergraduate degree — especially for young people from rural and farming communities — is harder now than it ever has been. We hear this message loud and clear from our alumni, friends and stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through our Student Access Initiative<\/strong>, we are tackling this challenge head-on. We are growing existing programs and developing paths to meet the needs of different students who are applying to our college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping Students. Helping Agriculture.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"NC State<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The USDA forecasts annual demand for college graduates in the agriculture and food industries at 57,900. American agricultural colleges are only producing 35,400 graduates a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demand for CALS grads is at an all-time high.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In fact, we need to increase the number of graduates in our 4-year degree programs by 1.5 to 2 percent a year and add 90 students to our 2-year degree programs to meet the needs of our state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what are we doing to help?<\/strong> We’re adding programs and helping students find their path to CALS.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\n
\n
\n \n