The Don Wood Foundation, a private foundation dedicated to advancing manufacturing and entrepreneurship, and Questa Education Foundation, a nonprofit that financially helps local students access postsecondary education, today released findings of their Advancing Postsecondary Education and Training Study (APETS) that examines compiled data regarding educational attainment and talent needs in the 12-county region of northeast Indiana.
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The Advancing Postsecondary Education and Training Study (APETS), a collaborative endeavor by the Don Wood Foundation, Questa Education Foundation, and TPMA, analyzes postsecondary attainment and talent needs in the 12-county region of northeast Indiana (Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties). Aimed at increasing postsecondary educational attainment to foster economic mobility and meet regional employers’ demands, this assessment delves into regional talent needs, barriers to achieving postsecondary education, financial aid availability, and opportunities for regional action to increase postsecondary attainment in northeast Indiana.
Download the full report at www.questafoundation.org/apets.
Questa Education Foundation Making an Impact on Northeast Indiana
Questa Education Foundation celebrates incredible growth over the last five years, outlined in their recent impact report. Since 2019, Questa has doubled the number of scholars funded through their Questa Scholar programs. Questa scholars vastly outpace national averages with an 85% graduation rate (compared to 60% nationally). A remarkable 80% of Questa graduates return to Northeast Indiana to live and work, building our talent pool and strengthening our community.
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Questa Education Foundation is marking five years of growth by celebrating the 2024 spring and summer Questa Scholar graduates. Honoring these outstanding students from Northeast Indiana, Questa proudly welcomes nearly 100 new alumni. These graduates have earned their associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degrees across diverse fields, including business, engineering, education, information systems, and various healthcare disciplines, among others.
Achieving Postsecondary Attainment
By: Patrick Buesching & Liz Bushnell
Emphasizing the critical role of talent development for regional economic growth, the Don Wood Foundation and Questa Education Foundation presented preliminary findings of the Achieving Postsecondary Attainment (APA) initiative to the NEI Workforce Council. With research support from TPMA, the APA study thoroughly evaluates the talent needs for postsecondary graduates in the 12-county region of Northeast Indiana and the challenges that prevent prospective students from achieving further education after high school.