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 few research study finds there's about 1 million

fewer young men now enrolled in college as 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, Yorty Velasquez will graduate high school.

But like a growing number of young men, college isn't in his immediate plan.

I started looking to college a little too late and I couldn't decide on what I wanted to do.

I didn't know where I would get the money from, and I just think it would be better if I started working immediately.

Raised by a single mother who also cares for his disabled brother, Velasquez says he plans to become a certified HVAC technician.

He hasn't ruled out going to college one day,

but says it simply doesn't make sense right now.

The fact that I'd have to pay,

even though I don't know what I want to do,

and that I might not even get a job in the field that I want.

He's not alone. Last year among high school graduates in the U.S. only 57% of men have enrolled in college.

That's compared to 65% of women.

It's a trend that dates back nearly three decades.

Every year since 1996,

women have entered college at higher rates than men.

The education system as a whole doesn't seem to be working quite as well for boys as it is for girls. Richard Reeves is the author of,

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