About 9 in 10 State prisons, all Federal prisons, and almost 9 in 10 private prisons provide educational programs for their inmates (table 3).

While 9.3 percent of the general population reported attending school that leads to a high school diploma or college degree in the last three months, 7.9 percent of the prisoners did so.

Nationally, 68 percent of all males in prison do not have a high school diploma. Only 20 percent of California inmates demonstrate a basic level of literacy, and the average offender reads at an eighth grade level. Many so-called dropouts who end up in jail are actually push-outs.

College in Prison Programs Tuition is waived for these students, says Marc M. Howard, a professor of government and law and director of the Prisons and Justice Initiative at Georgetown, and program offerings typically include courses in subjects like English, music, philosophy and government.

A NCES report, “Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 2019,” found that Louisiana had the highest average dropout rate from 2013-17: 9.6%. The lowest average status dropout rate over those years was 3.8% in Massachusetts.

HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO TURN TO CRIME High school dropouts are three and one-half times more likely than high school graduates to be arrested, and more than eight times as likely to be incarcerated. Across the country, 68 percent of state prison inmates have not received a high school diploma.

Do Successful High School Dropouts Really Exist? Yes. In fact, some of the most successful people in the world never graduated from high school. And for every famous dropout, many other dropouts exist who quietly lead prosperous and fulfilling lives.

10 Jobs Where High School Dropouts Can Be Successful

• Construction Manager. Construction might not seem like the job you want forever, but if you can work your way up to manager, you can earn an average of up to $1.5 million in your lifetime.
• Mechanic. Cars always need fixing.
• Office Manager.
• Sales Rep.
• Food Service Manager.
• Administrative Assistant.
• Electrician.
• Machinist.

Well, of course, they can fire you for lying on your application and/or for not having a high school diploma. Your question is not a legal one, it is a personal one. You can tell them that you lied, etc., the choice is yours to make.

Based on Forbes’ list of the world’s billionaires, here’s the top 10 richest individuals who dropped out of school or never attended college.

• Bill Gates. Net Worth: $92.5 Billion.
• Mark Zuckerberg.
• Larry Ellison.
• Sheldon Adelson.
• Francois Pinault.
• Li Ka-Shing.
• Michael Dell.
• Thomas Peterffy.

Among those who have two degrees, an MBA is the most common post-grad degree. The majority of billionaires got a bachelor’s in arts and sciences, and nearly 150 received their MBAs.

• Bill Gates. It’s hard to believe that this smart man is a Harvard dropout.
• Ralph Lauren. After studying business for two years at Baruch College in Manhattan, Ralph Lauren dropped out of school and joined the Army.
• Steve Madden.
• Steve Jobs.
• Sean Combs.
• Mark Zuckerberg.
• Rachael Ray.
• Coco Chanel.

Steve Jobs, a dropout of Reed College in Portland, Ore., and Steve Wozniak, a dropout of the University of California, Berkeley, joined forces and founded Apple Computer in 1976. The two became friends when Jobs worked for a summer at HP, where Wozniak was working on a mainframe computer.

Mark Zuckerberg left Harvard after his sophomore year to focus on Facebook. Zuckerberg founded the social network to help fellow students learn the names of the people in their classes, Business Insider previously reported. He dropped out shortly after.

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When he accepted his diploma, Gates said: “I have been waiting for 30 years to say this; Dad, I have always told you that I would be back to get my degree.” …

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan (2012 – present) They were at a party hosted by his fraternity at Harvard University. The Facebook CEO made his move by saying he was going to be kicked out soon. Mark did not get expelled, but he did score a date with the future paediatrician!

As of June 2021, Zuckerberg’s net worth is $123.1 billion, making him the 5th-richest person in the world….