Why fewer young men are choosing to pursue college degrees

Geoff Bennett:

Now to our second story, about who is going to college.

Enrollment among young Americans has been declining over the past decade, that decrease mostly driven by fewer young men pursuing degrees. A Pew Research study finds there’s about one million fewer young men now enrolled in college compared to 2011.

We took a closer look at why. That’s the second part of our focus tonight on Rethinking College.

Tomorrow morning, in Brentwood, New York, Yordi Velasquez will graduate high school. But like a growing number of young men, college isn’t in his immediate plan.