Poll: How much college education do you have?
Graduates listen during the commencement at Farmingdale State College. (May 15, 2011) Credit: Ed Betz
More Long Islanders are college educated, a positive trend that has also exposed educational disparities between communities, according to new census figures released Thursday.
In Nassau County, 41 percent of people 25 or older have at least a bachelor's degree, up from 35 percent in 2000. The rate in Suffolk jumped from 27.5 percent to 32 percent over the same period.
What level of education do you have?
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