NEW POLL: Californians Recognize Importance of Public Higher Education

A new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California shows Californians’ overwhelming recognition of the importance of higher education:

In general, how important is California’s public higher education system to the quality of life and economic vitality of the state over the next 20 years?

• Very Important: 80%
• Somewhat Important: 14%
• Not Too Important: 3%
• Not important at all: 2%

Do you think that a college education is necessary for a person to be successful in today’s work world, or do you think that there are many ways to succeed in today’s work world without a college education?

• College education is necessary to be successful: 59%
• Succeed without a college education: 39%

The survey of 1,710 adult California residents was taken March 6-15, 2016.