Antigua Sets 10-Year Goal For Half The Population To Hold College Degrees

ANTIGUA& BARBUDA – Antigua and Barbuda launched a new tertiary institution yesterday, described as “revolutionary,” following the merger of three post-secondary colleges into one national college. A fourth institution is also expected to join the merger.

The new institution will now be called the Antigua and Barbuda College of Advanced Studies.

Prime Minister Gaston Browne also announcing an ambitious goal: that within a decade, at least half of Antigua and Barbuda’s population will hold a college or university degree, adding education should instill discipline, national pride, and civic responsibility alongside academics.