Project Graduate

Project Graduate is part of a statewide initiative called “Double the Numbers,” which is Kentucky’s Plan to raise the state’s standard of living to the national average by increasing college graduates by the year 2020 .  In order to achieve this we must Double the Number of college graduates living in Kentucky. 

While other goals are important, bachelor’s degrees are the quickest, most direct link to economic prosperity.  Kentucky’s Double the Numbers Plan does not diminish the importance of associates or advanced degrees, which are vital to our state’s economy.

But the Plan focuses on bachelor’s degree production because:

  • The link between economic prosperity and educational attainment is most dramatic at the bachelor’s degree level, both for states and for individuals.
  • At the current rate of improvement, Kentucky is on track to meet or  exceed the national average in associate degree production, but will fall far short in bachelor’s degrees.
  • Master’s and advanced degrees, while vital to the new economy, cannot be obtained without a bachelor’s degree.

Simply put, this plan is the most substantial contribution our postsecondary education programs can make to Kentucky’s quality of life in the shortest period of time. We at Murray State University have compiled at list, with the help of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), of students with 90 plus college credits, 2.5 GPA who have not attended MSU in 2 years or more.  The project will expand over the next few years to include other populations. 

For more information, contact us.