But low on college enrollment
A decade ago, then-Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam was pushing his Drive to 55 initiative, which had a goal of 55% of Tennesseans earning a post-high school degree or advanced certificate by 2025.
Several tenets of that initiative, including the Tennessee Promise program, Tennessee Reconnect, Degree Compass program, TNCollege Advisor website and college success courses for high school students, were established to help students get in the door.
However, according to a survey of data from the National Student Clearinghouse by personal financial experts Wealth of Geeks, Tennessee is the seventh lowest among U.S. states for college enrollment of its population.
The Volunteer State, according to the data, has 3.37% of its population enrolled in college. That compares with Utah, which has the highest percentage of its population (6.83%) enrolled, and Alaska, which has the lowest percentage (2.39%) enrolled.