THE FACTS:

Education	Average Annual Earning	Difference
Don't graduate High School:	$18,900	N/A
Graduate High School:	$25,900 (25,900 - 18,900) =	$7,000
Certification after High School:	$31,200 (31,200 - 25,900) =	$5,300
Two-Year Associates Degree:	$33,000 (33,000 - 31,200) =	$1,800
Four-Year Bachelors Degree:	$45,400 (45,400 - 33,000) =	$12,400

DO THE MATH:

$12,300 = Difference between NOT graduating H.S and attaining a certificate after H.S. Diploma

$1,065,080.83 MORE!!

= ($31,200-$18,900) = $12,300 X (2.5% Cost of Living Increase over 45 working years)

$26,500 = Difference between NOT graduating H.S. and attaining a Four-Year Bachelors Degree

$2,294,686.35 MORE!!

= ($45,400 - $18,900) = $26,500 X (2.5% Cost of Living Increase over 45 working years)