NATIONAL STUDENT

students work full time.

April 8-12, 2013

EMPLOYMENT WEEK
ONE in FOUR

78%

of undergraduate students work while enrolled in school.

91%

of employed students work off campus.

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RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT WORKING 15 OR FEWER HOURS PER WEEK HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT ON PERSISTENCE AND DEGREE COMPLETION.

GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WORK HARD

Two-thirds of working students state that their primary reasons for working is tuition, fees, and living expenses.