Post by healthy11 on Apr 9, 2017 15:09:49 GMT -5
www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/dropping-out-of-college-record-numbers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=topstory
A 2014 report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center states: “Over the past 20 years, more than 31 million students have enrolled in college and left without receiving a degree or certificate.” According to the National Center for Education Statistics only 60 percent of students who started a four-year college in 2008 graduated within six years. A 2011 Harvard study shows even more dismal graduation rates: 56 percent of students complete four-year degrees within six years — and only 29 percent of students complete two-year degrees within three years. In fact, the U.S. has the highest dropout rate in the industrial world, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development." Among the reasons: cost, being poorly prepared academically, choosing a college that's not a "good fit," etc.
A 2014 report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center states: “Over the past 20 years, more than 31 million students have enrolled in college and left without receiving a degree or certificate.” According to the National Center for Education Statistics only 60 percent of students who started a four-year college in 2008 graduated within six years. A 2011 Harvard study shows even more dismal graduation rates: 56 percent of students complete four-year degrees within six years — and only 29 percent of students complete two-year degrees within three years. In fact, the U.S. has the highest dropout rate in the industrial world, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development." Among the reasons: cost, being poorly prepared academically, choosing a college that's not a "good fit," etc.
