Guess that’s what they call girl power! Campus Living: 1969: Girls and boys lived in entirely different buildings, and each floor was monitored by an adult. Rooms were small and décor was kept simple, A bit different from today’s college experience … 2019: Students today share co-ed dorms and can live in the same building or even on the same floor as someone of the opposite sex. Fellow students act as Resident Advisors and outfitting a dorm room in shag carpeting and twinkle lights is pretty much expected. What’s next? 1969: When students graduated college, they pursued a career correlated to their major. A college degree was an achievement rewarded with a traditional job. 2019: Post-graduate plans today might include a year traveling abroad, a graduate program, or creating content as an Instagram influencer. Mama, I made it! 1969: 206,000 students earned an associates degree and 792,000 earned bachelors degree in a subject like economics, English or education.
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2019: About 1,900,000 bachelor degrees and 1,050,600 associate degrees have been handed out in fields as specif36
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